13 Faceplant knockouts in MMA that are painful to watch

#5 Abel Trujillo vs Jamie Varner

Jamie Varner will go down as one of the great ruptured promises in MMA. The former WEC Lightweight Champion was on choppy seas in the UFC, but went into this fight as the favorite.

Both were looking to brand their names with a highlight performance and fired on all cylinders from the bell. In the second round, a panting Varner tried to carve a finish after landing a couple of good shots on Trujillo. But the less experienced fighter centred himself and with clarity that pierced the chaos, hammered Varner’s jaw into the other side of his face.

Varner’s once-fertile MMA career withered further with this knockout and two losses later, he called it quits. Trujillo’s three fight win streak was snapped by James Vick with a D’Arce choke at UFC Fight Night Houston, last weekend.