Sharabutdin Magomedov lost vision in his right eye after a serious training injury earlier in his career, reportedly during sparring in Thailand, and he later underwent multiple surgeries that still couldn’t fully restore it. He has continued fighting with one functional eye and, in some reports, a glass eye.

What happened

  • The injury is generally described as a sparring accident, not something that happened in a fight.
  • Reports say he had several operations afterward, but the damage was severe enough that he eventually lost vision in that eye.
  • Because of the injury, some athletic commissions have been cautious about where he can compete.

Why people talk about it

Magomedov is unusual because he has still built a strong MMA career despite being blind in one eye, which has made his story trend often in UFC discussions and fan forums.

TL;DR

His right eye was damaged in training, multiple surgeries followed, and he ended up losing vision in that eye.