Krzysztof Soszynski escaped a tough one with a shaky blow that ripped open a huge gash on Stephan Bonnar’s head. The Canadian was awarded a TKO victory at 1:04 of the third round in the final undercard fight at UFC 110. Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole reported that it did not appear to be the result of a clean Soszynski strike.
Bonnar took another loss on his record, but this one was perhaps undeserved. He was cut wide open on the top middle of his forehead by a head butt in the third round as he and Krzysztof Soszynski were each throwing a punch.
Soszynski had been in control of the fight and got the win when referee John Sharp ruled the cut was caused by a punch.
"I was feeling strong in the third round and I was excited to keep going," Bonnar said. "Sorry guys: I wanted to give you a few more minutes of entertainment."
But Soszynski (19-9, 4-1 UFC) was very impressive and was frequently beating Bonnar to the punch.
Bonnar has lost three straight and 5-of-7. Under normal circumstances, he may in jeopardy of being dumped from the UFC roster. The circumstances of this decision keeps him in a safe position. Bonnar (11-7, 5-6 UFC) also has a special place in Dana White’s heart. The UFC president often points to the Spike television battle between Bonnar and Forrest Griffin on the Season 1 "Ultimate Fighter Finale" as the fight that saved the promotion back in 2005.
Kevin Iole contributed to this report