Rick Story got the win, but he’s going to have a painful reminder of his UFC Fight Night 88 clash with Tarec Saffiedine for at least a few days. During Sunday’s event at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Story (19-8 MMA, 12-6 UFC) returned from a 20-month layoff with a hard-fought unanimous-decision victory over former Strikeforce titleholder Saffiedine (16-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC). After the main-card bout, which aired on FOX Sports 1, Story called for a fight with fellow tough guy Matt Brown. Perhaps he’s just a glutton for punishment; after all, look at the aftermath of the Saffiedine fight (via Twitter ): Thanks for the great fight @tarecfighter I'll be sporting you're foot print for a while. Hope the knee heels up fast pic.twitter.com/3GRP0etcOJ — Rick (@Rick_Story) May 30, 2016 Saffiedine, who punished Story with leg kicks in a losing but commendable performance, was equally classy (via Twitter ): Congratz to @Rick_Story No Excuse on my part! Thanks everyone for the support. Merci à tous pour votre soutien. Happy memorial day everyone! — Tarec Saffiedine (@tarecfighter) May 30, 2016 For more on UFC Fight Night 88 , check out the UFC Events section of the site
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Photo aftermath: Sweet mercy, look what Tarec Saffiedine did to Rick Story’s leg – MMA Junkie