Fights where a Fighter fought through extreme adversity or injury

[Cooliox]

So I just saw that Jack Della Maddalena fought against Gilbert Burns with a broken arm... and somehow got the finish. just wow

The gutsy performance reminded me of Faber's badass performance against Mike Brown, where Faber fought 5 rounds with 2 broken hands.
I remember he had to resort to throwing elbows... but there simply was no quit in him. Faber lost, but I'll never forget the display of courage.

And of course, shoutout to Frankie Edgar every time we talk about a BadAss performance. Maynard hit him with everything except the kitchen sink, and Frankie somehow survived the first fight, and came back to KO Maynard in the rematch.

Dare I say, Anderson Silva getting pummeled by a roided Chael Sonnen for 4 and a half rounds... before securing the Triangle. No quit in the Spider for sure.

Koscheck surviving 5 rounds with GSP after getting his orbital broken, is also pretty badass.


GSP getting blinded in 1 eye during the Shields fight from an eye poke, and still keeping composure and winning the decision... despite having his 33 consecutive rounds win streak come to an end.


What else am I missing?

Jones not tapping to Vitor's armbar despite his arm popping... and coming back to win.

 

[b00tysweat]

Anthony Pettis vs RDA when RDA took the belt from him.

RDA broke Pettis orbital in the first few minutes of the fight and somehow Pettis stayed in the fight for the full 5 rounds.

Tough!

 

[The Clark]

Sakuraba vs. Smirnovas.

 

[BlackBradPaisley]

I can’t remember either fighter’s name or weight class but all I remember was the fighter who won was fighting a Brazilian fighter and the fight was in the UFC.

Brazilian fighter was pulverizing guy for two rounds straight — on the feet, on the ground, everywhere.

Near the end of the second round, the brazilian fighter started showing serious fatigue and look completely exhausted when he returned to his corner and sat on the stool.

Come the 3rd round, brazilian fighter is completely gassed and the fighter who, in my eyes, had a 10-8 round at some point, sensed his opponent was gassed and got his second wind and ended up tko’ing the brazilian fighter.

It was a HUGE comeback and I think I recall the fighter who won saying he had or felt like he had broken both his hands in the fight.

If somebody can recall this fight you’re a fuckin nerd — but props to being able to pick out what fight i’m describing with such limited info.

 

[ipowerslapmywife]

Conor being competitive with Khabib despite having an injured blown up foot

 

[Brigfa2]

Kratos Saint Denis

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

Pretty sure Tito fought Forrest with a cracked skull

 

[Cooliox]

Matt Hughes getting caught in Carlos Newton's triangle... and somehow slamming Newton with his last breath of consciousness... to win the UFC WW Championship while passing out himself.

 

[Cooliox]

Sakuraba vs. Smirnovas.

Shoutout to Saku for going 60 minutes in a fight against an Undefeated Royce Gracie... and making Royce quit on the stool

 

[TheMadHatter]

forrest won a fight with a broken arm.

recently I rember robocop coming back and getting the finish after getting a nasty, potential fight ending cut between his eyes.

 

[YoungConm]

Thiago Santos left knee was completely fucked in the Jones fight for half of the fight.

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Amazing this horrendous in fight injury didn't ruin Jon's career

 

[felmmando]

Thiago Santos left knee was completely fucked in the Jones fight for half of the fight.

But he still won!

 

[Cooliox]

Matt Brown vs Prime Erick Silva

Matt took a lot of beating in that fight. I remember him absorbing some serious body shots

God knows how Matt kept fighting... and ended up KOing Erick Silva

 

[felmmando]

If I recall, Randy Couture and Rich Franklin both won fights with broken arms, against Gabriel Gonzaga and Chuck Lidell, respectively.

Yuki Nakai versus Gerard Gordeau has to take the cake, though.

 

[MindGamingMantis]

DJ vs Cejudo 2.

 

[felmmando]

Shoutout to Saku for going 60 minutes in a fight against an Undefeated Royce Gracie... and making Royce quit on the stool

Did Royce quit on the stool? I seem to remember his family threw in the towel, but I haven't watched in a long time.

 

[Gamer2k4]

Matt Hughes getting caught in Carlos Newton's triangle... and somehow slamming Newton with his last breath of consciousness... to win the UFC WW Championship while passing out himself.

You've got the order wrong. Hughes didn't slam him and then pass out; he passed out, so he collapsed and ended up slamming Newton.

 

[Sms_productions713]

Ken shamrock fought Tito the first time with a torn ACL going into the fight

 

[Arm Barbarian]

Nearly every Damage Elkins fight.

That dude would leave half of his blood supply on the canvas in most of his wars.