Last night’s UFC 137 main event between Nick Diaz and BJ Penn will be remembered for many things, but perhaps none more than the damage on Penn’s face during the 15-minute slug-fest. He wasn’t alone, either, as Diaz himself will certainly be nursing some wounds over the next few days.
Both men had their battle scars and their now famous post-fight picture will never be forgotten.
Though they looked terrible after the fight, Penn and Diaz were only two of many memorably awful-looking post-fight faces this year. So with that in mind, let’s take a look back at the best of the worst examples of facial damage in MMA from 2011.