Andre Fili looked better than ever until a critical accidental foul took a likely victory away against Daniel Pineda at UFC Fight Night 190 . Fili (21-8 MMA, 9-7 UFC) was putting punishing combinations on Pineda (27-14 MMA, 4-5 UFC) and nearly got the knockout in the opening round of their featherweight fight, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It seemed he had all the momentum in the second round, but then during an exchange, he got a finger into the eye of his opponent at the 46-second mark, resulting in a no contest. Andre Fili flowing in the first! [ #UFCVegas30 live on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/CdNS6qT3tl — UFC (@ufc) June 26, 2021 Daniel Pineda was deemed unable to continue after an accidental eye poke, leading to his #UFCVegas30 fight against Andre Fili being declared a No Contest. pic.twitter.com/goLeZqpvEW — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 26, 2021 Pineda pleaded with the referee for several minutes for the fight to continue, claiming that he could continue. His eyelid was spasming, though, and he couldn’t open his eye to the pleasure of the doctor.
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UFC Fight Night 190 results: Andre Fili’s eye poke cuts fight with Daniel Pineda short – MMA Junkie