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Amanda Mazza Breaks Own Forearm Applying Rear-Naked Choke at CFFC BJJ 15 as Emily Hansen Claims Injury Win

Mazza says torque from the choke snapped her forearm, a rare injury captured on UFC Fight Pass.

Overview

  • Two minutes into their strawweight bout at Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena on Sept. 20, Amanda Mazza’s forearm gave way as she attacked a rear-naked choke on Emily Hansen.
  • Referee Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro initially reset the position before the match was halted when it became clear Mazza had suffered an arm injury.
  • Emily Hansen, making her CFFC debut for Checkmat Charlotte, was awarded the victory by injury.
  • Event footage shows Mazza sitting calmly on the mat, and she later posted a hospital selfie and message thanking supporters.
  • Mazza wrote that her forearm broke from the choke’s torque against Hansen’s chin, with the extent of the fracture and her return timeline still unconfirmed.