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FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - MARCH 11:   (L-R) Joe Soto punches Rani Yahya of Brazil in their bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at CFO - Centro de Formaco Olimpica on March 11, 2017 in Fortaleza, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - MARCH 11: (L-R) Joe Soto punches Rani Yahya of Brazil in their bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at CFO - Centro de Formaco Olimpica on March 11, 2017 in Fortaleza, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images

NSFW: Joe Soto Singlehandedly Turns UFC Fight Night 106 into a Bloodbath

Steven RondinaMar 11, 2017

Anyone that tuned in for UFC Fight Night 106 saw a very, very messy mat by the end of the night. That's not necessarily unusual for an MMA event, of course, but what made tonight's well-painted canvas noteworthy was the fact that all the red came from just one man; Joe Soto.

FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - MARCH 11:   (R-L) Joe Soto punches Rani Yahya of Brazil in their bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at CFO - Centro de Formaco Olimpica on March 11, 2017 in Fortaleza, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC

A clash of heads split Soto wide open in the first round and, despite the doctors' best efforts, that wound just wouldn't stay sealed:

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Soto continued to fight on, however, and the result was a crimson mask that became a crimson tuxedo:

FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - MARCH 11:   (L-R) Joe Soto punches Rani Yahya of Brazil in their bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at CFO - Centro de Formaco Olimpica on March 11, 2017 in Fortaleza, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC

Somehow, some way, Soto actually got stronger as the fight went on. That wasn't the case with his opponent, Rani Yahya, who wound up outpaced and outmuscled by the former Bellator champion, despite the fact that his gas tank was emptying all over the Octagon!

In the end, Soto managed to take home an unanimous-decision win with a surprisingly gutsy performance. Here's hoping that he recovers quickly...and that his next fight doesn't drain him quite so much.

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