Horrific moment former UFC champ Junior dos Santos dislocated shoulder during fight as concerned opponent stops bout

FORMER UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos suffered a gruesome dislocated shoulder in his Eagle FC debut.

The Brazilian made his promotional bow last Friday on the Russian MMA promotion's latest American show.

But he was left needing medical treatment after blowing out his right shoulder in the third round of his clash with fellow UFC vet Yorgan De Castro.

After pushing De Castro up against the cage, JDS looked to land a big overhand right on the shelled-up heavyweight.

But his shoulder came out of its socket and immediately put him on the defensive.

De Castro noticed the horrific injury and pointed it out to the referee in order for him to check it out.

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As he was being tended to, Dos Santos shouted: "No. Go back. No."

Upon assessing the damage, the ref waved off the fight – which down as a TKO victory for De Castro.

Dos Santos issued a statement on his injury on Monday night, saying: “Hey guys, I’m home already.

"I took my shower, I had my dinner, I’m ready to get some rest now.

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"My shoulder is back into place. In this position like this, I’m not feeling any pain.

"I already talked to my doctor, we’re going to do some exams and figure out what’s going to be the procedures to get this thing better as soon as possible.

"But before going to bed, I would like to share with you guys that I was feeling so happy.

"I was feeling very good during the fight, like I haven’t felt in a long, long time. And it was good.

"It was good because I was able to deliver everything that I worked for.

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"The hard work we put in the gym, I was able to bring inside the octagon on the day of the fight, and things were working good for us until we had this injury.”

Defeat to De Castro was Dos Santos' fifth on the bounce, with the previous four coming at the hands of Ciryl Gane, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Curtis Blaydes and current UFC heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou.

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