5 nail-biting bloodbaths in the UFC

#2 Rory Macdonald vs Robbie Lawler 2:

Retaining the title is a bloody business

Touted as one of the best fights of 2015, Rory Macdonald’s broken nose is a picture few will forget. The bout, which was the second between the two Welterweights, began rather carefully just like the first, with both taking their time to land their shots.

The cautious start slowly gave way to precise strikes breaking through both competitors’ guards and eventually into an all out war in the second as the Red King’s nose turned red. Lawler's precise left hand kept landing, leaving Macdonald with a bloody nose at the end of the second.

Nonetheless, the fight continued in ruthless fashion as Lawler continued to rip quick one-twos right on his challenger’s nose. The Canadian's leg kicks came to his rescue in the third and fourth nearly finishing the fight himself as a stunned Lawler covered up with his back to the fence. The champion was let with a horrendous cut on the upper lip after that excahnge. It was Lawler who had the last laugh in the fifth as he landed his left one last time square on his fatigued opponents nose which was enough to keep Rory down and the title in his hands.