Sunday, December 29, 2013

Gruesome UFC Injury

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Picture from LVRJ

From the LVRJ: UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman entered the cage Saturday night hoping to prove his victory over longtime champ Anderson Silva in July was no fluke.
Instead, he had to settle for retaining his title by way of perhaps the most bizarre ending to a title fight in UFC history in the main event of UFC 168 on Saturday night at MGM Grand.
Weidman was awarded a TKO victory early in the second round after Silva broke his left leg while attempting a low kick that Weidman checked with his shin.
Silva immediately dropped to the ground and referee Herb Dean called a stop to the fight as the 38-year-old Brazilian writhed around on the mat screaming in pain.  http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/mma-ufc/bad-break-mars-weidman-s-win
This was a gruesome, but no more gruesome than some bad injuries in the NFL, Hockey, NASCAR or even baseball.
Silva's career is over but let's hope he doesn't suffer any permanent disability.

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