After a quick knockout loss to Justin Gaethje on Saturday, members of Edson Barboza ’s team have taken to social media to wonder about the role of an alleged eye poke in the fight. Shortly after the UFC on ESPN 2 headliner, Barboza’s manager, Alex Davis, tweeted a picture that seemed to capture the moment of the poke. The post that went along with it read, “Not meaning to make excuses, but this did dictate the fight.” On Monday, the Brazilian lightweight’s longtime muay Thai coach, Anderson Franca, posted a picture of Barboza on Instagram with a visibly red eye, along with the same image that Davis tweeted. In the caption, the coach praised Gaethje and said they had a lot of respect for him and his team, but he wondered how the fight would have gone if it wasn’t for the “incident.” “I really think this fight would have been one of the best fights of the year,” Franca’s post read. “Justin Gaethje is an excellent fighter. He’s certainly among the world’s best
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