{"id":40475,"date":"2026-09-10T01:51:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/UFC-fighter-says-he-cant-see-opponents-clearly-until-they-get-close-202732"},"modified":"2026-09-10T01:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:51:48","slug":"ufc-fighter-says-he-cant-see-opponents-clearly-until-they-get-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/ufc-fighter-says-he-cant-see-opponents-clearly-until-they-get-close\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC fighter says he can’t see opponents clearly until they get close"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Kurtis
\nCampbell<\/a> can\u2019t see his opponents clearly inside the
\nOctagon.<\/p>\n

Campbell wears considerably thick-lensed glasses when out of
\ncompetition. The Liverpool native seems to be heavily dependent on
\nthem, putting them back on immediately after his fights. Campbell
\nrecently revealed that his eyesight is poor and that his opponents
\nappear blurry to him until they get close.<\/p>\n

\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Kurtis Campbell explains why his UFC opponents appear blurry
\nacross the Octagon<\/h2>\n

While Campbell tried contact lenses when he was young, he was too
\nnervous to put them in. The
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> featherweight eventually got
\nused to fighting without contact lenses and prefers it this way
\nnow.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy eyesight is really bad, but at the same time I love my
\nglasses,\u201d Campbell told Ariel Helwani. \u201cI would never change them\u2026
\nI tried contacts when I was younger, but I was always too nervous;
\nI couldn\u2019t put them in. So, I got used to fighting without them and
\nI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever gone back since. I\u2019ve always preferred it
\nthat way\u2026 Because of how big the UFC cage is, [my opponent] is
\nblurry and then once we get closer, it gets a little better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Campbell (9-1) earned his UFC contract with a first-round technical
\nknockout win on
\nDana White\u2019s Contender Series<\/a> last year. He then suffered a
\nknockout loss to Danny Silva<\/a>
\nin his UFC debut in London this past March. \u201cThe Pink Panther\u201d
\nrebounded with a dominant submission win over Trevor Peek<\/a>
\nat
\nUFC Paris<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n

Kurtis
\nCampbell<\/a> reveals just how bad his eyesight is and why he still
\nrefuses to wear contacts during fights despite struggling to see
\nhis opponent clearly:<\/p>\n

\u201cMy eyesight is really bad, but at the same time I love my
\nglasses… Because of how big the UFC cage is, [my opponent] is\u2026
\npic.twitter.com\/xK8YqrzWkM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani)
\nSeptember 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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