In light of the strange collapse of Patrick Cote at UFC 90, I have scoured the sources of MMA knowledge to find some comparable material. Here are the grotesque and sometimes career-ending injuries that make you cringe or make you angry, which one is up to point of view.
5. Cote blows...out a knee (just kidding I actually like him)
As most of us saw on Oct. 25, or on YouTube the following day (what?, I'm cheap), Cote pushed Silva further into a fight that any of his predecessors. However, unlike his predecessors, he was not actually beaten by Silva, rather by a knee that blew out. Tough luck, Pat.
4.Shogun's arm-or isn't so shining.
Shogun Rua came out looking ready to take on Mark Coleman and his ever-dulling hammer style of fighting; this was not to be. "The Hammer" came out and went for a suplex style takedown, and when Shogun foolishly put his arm out to break his fall, it snapped under his weight. Ouch!
3.Tomomi Breaks a leg, literally
Oh yes, I'm bringing a woman's fight to the mix. I was always a skeptic of women's MMA, being the purist that I am; however, now I am a believer because of the toughness of this woman. Women's kickboxing and muay thai star Windy Tomomi was at a BoDog fight in Costa Rica, and when she tried to escape a takedown, she landed awkwardly and snapped her ankle and rotated it halfway around. Gruesome stuff.
2. Mirko Can't find his ball
My favorite fighter, and legendary high-kick man, Mirko Cro Cop recently had one of the worst injuries a man can think about. Groin and testicle injuries. His testicle actually went inside of him after an Overeem knee. Oh my God. Need I say any more?
1. Landi Jons cracks opponent...and his shin
Pele Landi Jons was a legend in K-1 with his vicious kicks. Somehow this became a disadvantage in this gruesome injury. His shin hit directly on his opponents knee shattering and destroying is leg. Let's just say he was out for a while.
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Uncle-Joe S 8 months ago
Good stuff, I'm not sure if I agree with the list, I've seen a few crazy ones that weren't listed. One of which also happened in BoDog. I think I was telling Brian about it in another discussion.
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Dorothy Willis 8 months ago
That was Rosi Sexton from England dishing out the pain and I found it under Rosi Sexton--Disgusting Injury when I did a Web search. My sons and I saw that fight when it occured and it was horrible to witness and they kept replaying it over and over . . .Ugh! Rosi's husband/trainer kept her facing towards him and didn't let her look at it, a wise choice in my opinion.
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Todd Jackson 8 months ago
the girl with the snapped ankle in bodog was gruesome. I saw it, what a great fight up to that point. Brutal. Did you say his gonad retreated into the body, I cant even imagine the discomfort no to mention the excrutiating pain. I saw the schin snap too, what was worst than the actual break was when he stepped back and tried to stand up on it, folded like al dente spaghetti. This isnt an mma one but remember the dude whos eye was hanging out after Kimbo fought him in the back yard. Yuck. Interesting article Kevin. Take care.
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Uncle-Joe S 8 months ago
Ya, that step back made it a ton worse, twice as nasty also. As for the gonad retreat, I've had that happen to me, not so much painful as it is shocking. The worst part is the panic of "how do I get it out??". Just for reference, you very carefully ease it back down.
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Tom Grant 8 months ago
the shin injury just happened again in the opening of the new TUF season. I don't recall the name but one of the guys lands a leg kick shin to shin and the results were nasty looking.
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