5 MMA fighters who won fights despite grave injuries 

#3 Rich Franklin

The Iceman threw kicks with such venom that even blocking them was dangerous

There were many questions surrounding Chuck Liddell's career when he went into his UFC 115 bout with Rich Franklin with a 1-4 streak. The Iceman looked determined to shut his critics up as he landed good strikes in the opening round and had Franklin rocked in the final seconds. But as he moved in for the kill, Franklin cut loose a counter right hand that separated the legend from his senses.

During the official announcement, Franklin's left arm was held at an odd angle and in the post-fight interview, he admitted that it was broken while blocking a kick. When he heard the click as his forearm broke, Franklin's gameplan went up in smoke and he started swinging every time Liddell came close.

With 5 seconds left, one of those connections and Franklin snatched a win from the jaws of defeat. If the doctor had been called in to examine his arm in between rounds, the fight would certainly have been stopped. After the brutal knockout, Liddell closed the book on his legendary career while Franklin fought thrice more, losing twice and winning once.