Mohammad Yahya was left with his eye entirely swollen shut after being dropped eight times in defeat.Yahya took on Stephen Nguyen at the latest UFC event in Abu Dhabi, but it became immediately apparent that he was in for a very tough night.Yahya entered the UFC history books for all the wrong reasonsGettyIt was an exciting preliminary bout, but it ended in damaging fashion for the UAE based star.During the contest, Yahya was dropped to the octagon canvas on six separate occasions.As a result, it sees him make unwanted history, as his rival Nguyen set a new record number of knockdowns in one bout.It was a previous UFC record of five shared by Jeremy Stephens and Forrest Petz from their own victories in 2017 and 2006.Nguyen was firing away and landing at will on his defenceless rival.And somehow referee Jason Herzog failed to step in until the second round, a decision which has faced real criticism in the MMA community’s post fight inquest.The doctor looked at Yahya’s eye as it began to balloon and swell, seeing it completely closed after a real beating.And it was he who halted the the bout, with Yahya deemed unable to continue after the gruesome injury.The horrific swelling left him unable to see from his entirely shut eye, and despite somehow managing to gain his own brief momentum in the fight, it was over.Fans couldn’t believe what they were seeing, with one writing: “Worst injury ever, wow what on earth is that.Yahya escaped last damage but was left in a bad bad wayGettyAnother agreed: “Wow lol not seen much like that in a long time. The referee should have stopped it earlier.While a final fan added: “Ref should be fined. Awful to let him take that much damage and look at his eye now.”UFC president Dana White later shared a picture of the horrific injury, with the eye severely swollen.What is the latest on Mohammad Yahya’s injury?A health update was quickly made after the bout on the UFC broadcast, and he had not suffered any facial fractures.He also was cleared of any more lasting damage as CT scans came back clear in the immediate aftermath of the bout.For Nguyen he simply couldn’t believe he had entered the history books, but saluted his brave rival.Yahya’s eye was left like a golf ball as the swelling became apparentGetty“They told me that, I was like, wow,” he said of the new record.“I want to keep breaking records. That’s awesome. I couldn’t have done it without him, you know?“He was tough and I was never going to stop. It could have been seven, eight times and I would have never stopped.”