A photograph of a UFC star is leaving followers horrified all over the world after a second caught on digicam that may by no means be unseen.
UFC legend Frankie Edgar can’t exit like this, however perhaps he ought to.
The 40-year-old was unrecognisable after being knocked out by a kick from hell throughout his loss to Marlon “Chito” Vera on the UFC 268 card on Sunday.
The previous light-weight world champion was knocked out chilly within the third spherical by a kick from Vera that landed flush on his chin.
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The ugly second was captured in ugly element in a photograph that confirmed the brutal pressure of how the kick rocked Edgar to his foundations and rearranged his face.
The Madison Sq. Backyard crowd in New York misplaced it when the combat was stopped moments after Edgar toppled ahead and collapsed on account of the kick.
The video clip from followers beneath present precisely why.
It was an enormous upset within the eyes of bookmakers and UFC commentators, making the strike much more staggering.
UFC commentators all over the world had their jaws dropped by the kick.
It’s now 4 losses for Edgar in his final 5 fights, leaving his profession at a crossroads.
Extremely his knockout was arguably trumped by a number of different stoppages on an insane card that featured seven knockout outcomes.
Chris Barnett put his identify up in headlines with a candy spinning wheel kick that dropped his opponent.
It was adopted by a stinging knockout punch from Curtis Scott and thunderous debut by kickboxer Alex Pereira, who pulled off a vicious KO victory with a flying left knee strike.
The UFC now turns its consideration to Sunday’s combat night time occasion between Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez and December’s UFC 269 card that includes Charles Oliveira’s combat with Dustin Poirier.
Initially printed as UFC legend unrecognisable after horror combat second