November - 2015
SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
8
Frank Mir vs. Antonio “Mino-
tauro” Nogueira/Tim Sylvia
If injuries in a fight are a death in a
horror movie, then Frank Mir is Mi-
chael Myers. In the first round of his
first title shot against Tim Sylvia, Mir
was working hard for an armbar.
Eventually, Sylvia’s arm gave way
and snapped. Despite Sylvia’s pro-
tests, Herb Dean called a stoppage
to the fight. Sylvia was diagnosed
with a broken radius bone after the
fight.
Against fellow legend Minotauro
Nogueira, Mir was in trouble ear-
ly due to heavy punches from the
Brazilian. Mir recovered and began
cranking a kimura. Nogueira, like
Sylvia, refused to tap. As a result,
Nogueira’s humerus broke and the
fight was stopped. It is impossible
to watch the replay more than once.
The Cuts of Joe Lauzon and
Diego Sanchez
Both of these men are known for
not caring what they look like the
day after a fight. Diego Sanchez,
with wild style, has suffered many
horrible looking cuts. Against BJ
Penn, the doctor was forced to stop
the fight due to the mess that was
made of Sanchez’s face. Against
Martin Kampann, Sanchez looked
like a zombie after a brutal fight.
Joe Lauzon put everything on the
line against Jim Miller. Miller was a
level above Lauzon at the time, and
as a result, his face was split right
above the bridge of his nose. Lau-
zon carried on despite this en route
to a decision defeat. Lauzon did
get vengeance on skin in his fight
against Michael Chiesa, in which
Lauzon won the fight due to a cut
above the eye of Chiesa.
Anderson Silva’s Broken Leg
Of course one of the most heart-
breaking moments in UFC history
was the rematch between Ander-
son Silva and Chris Weidman. After
a huge knockout upset in their first
fight, Silva was given a chance to re-
claim his title. In the second round,
Silva threw a leg kick that was
checked and Silva’s leg snapped.
The fight was stopped and the leg-
end was carted out of the arena.
As great as fighting is, it can be very
tough to watch at times.
