Top 10 MMA Injuries That Will Give You Nightmares

It’s Halloween which means it’s the scariest day of the year and it’s time we look at some of the scariest injuries in MMA, some of these are brutal and some are just plain nasty. Let’s get right down to it.

10) Antonio Nogueira’s Broken Arm

In that picture you can see Antonio Nogueira see his broken arm, what must he be thinking? You may be wondering who broke the arm? And that was none other than Frank Mir. That fight was the first time Nogueira ever tapped out and honestly, it doesn’t surprise me at all that he submitted, arms aren’t suppose to bend that way.

9) Meisha Tate’s Arm is in a Bad State

Ronda Rousey was a killer at the peak of her career. Rousey - in the first round, locked in her traditional armbar and actually dislocated the arm of Meisha Tate. Look at how brutal that picture is. What’s even more crazier about this is how Tate accepted a rematch with Rousey the very next year.

8) Marvin Eastman’s Gruesome Cut

I didn’t want to include this entry with the colourful picture, but if you’re really that sadistic then feel free to search it online. Who cut Eastman open though? Vitor Belfort. Belfry delivered a knee and that’s what opened the cut up, this is one of the deepest cuts I’ve ever seen in MMA - absolutely brutal.

7) Anderson Silva’s Leg Looks Unusual

There’s no doubt that Anderson Silva is one of the greatest middleweights of all time and when he fought Chris Weidman in their title rematch, Silva attempted a leg kick and Weidman checked it and his leg was messed up bad. Silva’s last fight was against Jared Cannonier and that was stopped by leg kicks also. Maybe he should fight without any legs?

6) Can You Smell That Rory MacDonald? No, Probably Not

We all know about the fight that done this to Rory MacDonald. In what was Robbie Lawler’s most ruthless performance to date, MacDonald received so much damage and got stopped in the fifth round.

5) Rousimar Palhares Takes It Too Far (again)

You can actually see the pain in Mike Pierce’s face. Rousimar Palhare was well known for his submissions but more specifically, his wrongly timed submissions when he kept them locked in for far too long but this time, Pierce suffered a sprained MCL and a torn ankle ligament, Pierece also rapped out 8 times but Palhare kept it locked in anyway.

4) Leslie Smith’s Ear

We’ve seen cauliflower ears so often in MMA but this one was extra brutal. This was caused by Jessica Eye who did it with a right hand. If you’re wondering if the fight continued after this then the answer is no, the fight got stopped quickly after, Smith’s ear has recovered.

3) Jon Jones’ Toe

This makes me uncomfortable. I’ll talk about this as little as possible. This injury took place in his fight against Chael Sonnen. He stuffed a takedown and that’s how he broke his toe. A graphic injury for the light heavyweight of all time.

2) Corey Hill’s Leg Looks Even More Unusual

And I thought Anderson Silva had it bad? This was a straight leg breaker, Hill threw a right leg kick and it got checked by his opponent Dale Hartt. This was another gruesome injury and you’ve got to cringe at the sight of the injury.

1) Santos Suffered Smashed Skull

I don’t think x-rays are supposed to look like that. This fractured skull was caused by Michael Venom Page with a jumping knee. Santos immediately went down and knew it was done. Santos was planning an MMA return a couple of years back but ended up going against the plan and has retired for good which I’m happy with.

And that was the Top 10 MMA Injuries That Will Give You Nightmares! We hope you have a safe Halloween and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook. I’ve been Josh from AllThingsCombat.com and I’ll see you soon.