Gaethje je u ovom meču s čak 100 udaraca pogodio glavu svog protivnika, zbog čega je Ferguson na kraju završio u bolničkoj postelji.

Koliko je UFC brutalan sport najbolje potvrđuje "kolekcija" fotografija teškim povreda koje je u "zbirku" sastavi engleski tabliod The Sun.

Gaethje je Fergusonu slomio jagodičnu kost ispod desnog oka.

• 12 wins in a row in the most stacked division going
• Unbeaten for eight years
• Never turned down a fight

Tony Ferguson is one of a kind pic.twitter.com/yW5wI5ewUD

— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) May 10, 2020

Prije sedam godina Jon Jones, kojeg smatraju jednim od najboljih UFC boraca, slomio je nožni palac tokom borbe sa Chaelom Sonnenom.

It was in his Fight against Sonnen where @JonnyBones Broke his Toe

Facing adversity,

Jones still finished Sonnen pic.twitter.com/wdohFsi3dS

— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) April 27, 2014

Jairzinho Rozenstruik je prije nekoliko dana doživio nokaut poslije svega 20 sekundi borbe u kojoj ga je poragio Francis Ngannou. Ipak, Rozenstruik je čiji je udarac promijenio lični opis Alistair Overeema kada mu je pukla gronja usna u meču koji se desio 7. decembra prošle godine.

Jedna od najtežih povreda u historiji UFC-a viđena je 2013. godine u meću izmešu Andersona Silve i Chrisa Weidmana.

Tada je Brazilac prilikom jednog udarca, kojeg je on želio zadati protivniku, slomio potkoljenicu.

Dec28.2013

3 years ago today,

Anderson Silva broke his leg while attempting to kick Chris Weidman pic.twitter.com/BydmbXiYZl

— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) December 29, 2016

U borbi iz 2014. godine Jessica Eye skoro da je otkinula uho svojoj tadašnjoj protvnici Leslie Smith.

And that 1 was because she blew up Leslie Smith's ear pic.twitter.com/bBP74qcG7p

— Adam Bright (@AdamBrightPhoto) January 15, 2018

Joanna Jedrzejczyk bila je totalno izobličen nakon poraza u borbi protiv Weili Zhang tokom priredbe UFC 248.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk looking like she’s about to betray King Leonidas #UFC248 pic.twitter.com/pNuj3r6Y74

— Joaquin (@reaIChapo) March 8, 2020

Frank Mir je 2011. godine dislocirao rame Antoniju Rodrigu Nogueiri.

Dec10.2011

Frank Mir sends chills across the fight game,

when he breaks the arm of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira with a kimura pic.twitter.com/sxQPZRIMy0

— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) December 10, 2019