HORROR cut stops UFC 303 fight as fighter left with gaping gash ‘down to the BONE’ angrily protests to Dana White

MAYRA BUENO SILVA was left with a horror movie-esque cut on her head thanks to a vicious elbow from opponent Macy Chiasson.

The recent women’s bantamweight title challenger threw down Chiasson on a stacked UFC 303 card in Las Vegas.

Bueno Silva looked to bounce back from her January defeat to current champion Raquel Pennington.

But she ended up suffering a second straight loss thanks to a perfectly placed elbow from Chiasson in the second round.

Chiasson landed a sickening blow when she was in the Brazilian’s full guard.

Blood immediately began to pour from Bueno Silva’s head, although the severity of the gash wasn’t evident until she returned to her feet.

Referee Chris Tognoni immediately called for the cageside doctor to inspect the laceration.

And after hearing the physician say the wound was “down to the bone”, Tognoni immediately waved off the contest.

Pockets of fans in the arena booed his decision to call off the fight, although they soon retracted them after seeing how deep the cut was.

MMA fans were taken aback by the cut, with one writing on social media: “Brutal.”

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Another said: “She had zero chance after that cut. A good stoppage.”

And another said: “Gawd damn.”

One remarked: “Imagine landing more punches there? Good call by the referee.

Another chimed in: “Almost a Marvin Eastman calibre depth of cut.”

Bueno Silva was far from happy with the stoppage, venting her furstration to UFC bigwig Dana White.

Victory over Bueno Silva was Chiasson’s second on the bounce since her 2022 defeat to Irene Aldana.