Gallery Hannah Cifers def. Polyana Viana at UFC 235: Best photos view 15 images

So, that hospital visit UFC strawweight Hannah Cifers was trying to avoid? Thankfully, she got around to taking it.

Cifers met Polyana Viana in the opening bout of this past Saturday’s UFC 235 and walked away with her first octagon win. She also walked away with an injured arm, but didn’t let it stop her from going backstage and talking to reporters. Cifers even said that, if it were up to her, she’d avoid the hospital trip and continue watching the card.

Considering the update Cifers (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) gave us via Twitter today, one can only be glad she was eventually persuaded.

Well, here’s another 1st! Time for surgery. 😩I broke my arm in the very first round of my fight. I guess it’s a good thing I went to the hospital after all. 🤦🏻‍♀️Thanks everyone for all of your support – @danawhite @ufc @Mickmaynard2 I’ll be back soon! pic.twitter.com/Wl00Rk4drw — Hannah Cifers (@HannahCifersMMA) March 8, 2019

“Well, here’s another 1st! Time for surgery,” Cifers posted. “I broke my arm in the very first round of my fight. I guess it’s a good thing I went to the hospital after all. Thanks everyone for all of your support – @danawhite @ufc @Mickmaynard2 I’ll be back soon!”

Let it sink in for a minute that this woman not only felt like her badly broken arm didn’t require immediate medical attention, but she also utilized it for punches for more than two rounds.

That might put a damper on the strawweight’s plans to do a quick turnaround and return to the cage in May. Cifers is currently 1-1 in the UFC, after a debut loss to Mayce Barber. Prior to that, she was on five-fight winning streak, including two wins at Titan FC.

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