A face only a mangling could love

As fight fans we all love the sport. The athleticism, the mental toughness, the striving to be the best at your craft each and every day – the artistry if you will. But unlike most sports you’re directly trying to injury your opponent. Yeah don’t get me wrong there’s a point system but ultimately the goal is to inflict as much injury on your opponent as fast as you can without taking much damage in the process. While history is written by the victors, the warriors that come up short can definitely leave an indelible image on our psyches, inspiring a sense of awe – how much punishment can the human body take and keep on tickin? Below We’ve comprised a list of the 6 worst faces (in sometimes the best fights) of 2015 #6 In the main event fight of UFC FIGHT NIGHT 65 held on May 12, of 2015, heavyweight Mark Hunt fell to Stipe Miocic in the 5th round via TKO due to a flurry of ground strikes. After the fight, Hunt had to go to the hospital after a 5 round beating many thought should have been stopped earlier. Though his face was broken his spirit was not as he took pictures with fans shortly after the bout. #5 We don’t have to explain much on this one but in case you haven’t heard “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey was defeated via KO in the second round of her title bout against world renowned kickboxer Holly Holm. While the first round was a prequel to what seemed like the inevitable – the loss was made particularly poignant by the abrupt and vicious ending of this fight via head kick, Holly Holm style. Though her pride was hurt more than her face, just seeing the seemingly invincible champ in such a precarious position warrants a place on our top 5. #4 The man with the horse shoe up his a** seemed to run out of luck. Okay, that statement was unfair but you do have to admit whenever in trouble Chris Weidman seems to always pull a rabbit out of his magic hat and find a way to win. Unfortunately for him middleweight champ Luke Rockhold brought an end to the voodoo and beat him with cold, hard, skills. In the UFC 194 bout Rockhold defeated weidman via TKO in the 4th round of their championship bought. While many thought is should have been stopped in the 3rd, this is the result. #3 In probably the best fight of 2015 (up there with all time) Robbie Lawler defended his welterweight title against Rory Macdonald in a 5 round WAR. Though Robbie ended up getting the strap as you can see by the picture above he didn’t exactly come out unscathed. #2 You should’ve seen the other guy. Unfortunately for Rory “The Red King” Macdonald he was the other guy. In an effort so mighty he has cemented his name with the warrior gods. Rory Macdonald came up short in a war against the above Robbie Lawler. Even with a face full of blood and swollen tissue, the fight in this dogs eyes never faded for a second. Many claim to be willing to die for it, but few can actually live for it. #1 Honestly had a hard time with #1 and #2 and I’m sure I’ll get sh#t for it but they’re pretty much interchangeable. In her UFC FIGHT NIGHT 69 in Berlin, Germany against Joanna Jedrzejckzyk, Jessica Penne took a beating that was hard to watch. She proceeded to get pummelled for 3 rounds until the bout was finally stopped. While Joanna retained her title you’ve got to give it up to Penne for the heart and mental toughness to hangin in there.