#1Rory Macdonald’s Voldemort nose ties with recent Bellator-retiree Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos’ cracked skull
Rory ‘Red King’ Macdonald (18-4) is a Canadian MMA Superstar, formerly in the UFC, now in Bellator; mentored by legendary coach Firas Zahabi and MMA legend Georges St-Pierre. ‘Ruthless’ Robbie Lawler (27-11-1) is one of the most violent fighters in the history of our sport, having beaten Macdonald by split-decision at UFC 167 and by TKO at UFC 189.
Lawler’s split-lip made the fourth spot on our list but was nothing in comparison to Macdonald’s obliterated nose courtesy of...You guessed it right- 5th Round Lawler! After a back-and-forth 5 round war at UFC 189, Lawler targeted his opponent’s already fractured nose, with a steady volley of straight lefts, disguised behind his stinging Southpaw-jab; leaving the Canadian star an unrecognisable, mangled mess.
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Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos (21-18) is a retired MMA veteran of notable organisations such as Pride FC, Strikeforce and Bellator, Muay Thai, Luta Livre and BJJ. Michael ‘Venom’ Page (12-0) is a British striker and Bellator MMA’s most notorious star. Page has an MMA background of Freestyle kick boxing (Point-fighting) and Sport Karate.
‘Cyborg’ faced Page in ‘Venom’s’ home turf of London, England, at Bellator 158, in July of 2016. After toying around with his veteran opponent for the better part of two rounds, Page landed a spectacular flying knee, to Santos’ forehead, knocking him out instantly.
Page’s post-fight Pokemon Go-inspired celebration went viral on the internet, and so did Santos’ fractured skull. Cyborg suffered a depressed frontal sinus fracture and mind you, this was a genuine case of...Ahem... ‘Cracked skull’, unlike Tito Ortiz’s laundry list of imaginary injuries.
Now although Santos’ injury occurred outside the UFC, it would be criminal to exclude him from an MMA list that’s focused on nasty facial destruction.
Macdonald’s UFC ‘Voldemort Nose’ ties with ‘Cyborg’s’ Bellator ‘Cracked Skull’ topping our list of most gruesome facial injuries.
Joanna Champion prepares Penne pasta with the ‘Art of 8 limbs’, while Macdonald bestows Lawler with an extended smile; the UFC’s scar-tissue kings are no match for Mitrione’s giant hematoma. Macdonald’s non-existent nose coupled with Evangelista Santos’ cracked skull, top our list of worst facial injuries.
As always, keeping up with our tradition, chime in with fighters that you feel, should have made our list.
Keep training and steer clear of Penne pasta, split-lips, scar-tissue, hematomas, spooky noses and cracked skulls!
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