Anderson Silva‘s attempt to reclaim the middleweight championship from Chris Weidman at UFC 168 ended abruptly when he suffered a horrifying leg injury in the second round.
Silva, who is regarded by many as the greatest UFC fighter of all time, attempted a low kick on Weidman, but his leg snapped immediately and bent the wrong way. He fell to the mat and the referee immediately ended the fight.
Bleacher Report’s Twitter feed provided a picture, as did Boxing Insider, following the freak accident, while ESPN’s Dan Rafael gave details of the scene:
OMG! That was Joe Theisman like. Silva kicked Weidman and snapped his leg. OMG. That was horrifying. #UFC168
— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) December 29, 2013
Fox Sports’ Ariel Helwani, meanwhile, added a concerning observation of Silva on the stretcher:
Anderson is yelling at the top of his lungs on the stretcher backstage. I’ve never heard anything like that. A horrible sound.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 29, 2013
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