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Unfortunate circumstances: 14 unforeseen injuries that ended UFC main events

Nobody saw the endings to these UFC main events coming.

While the term “freak injury” might not be appropriate to use when discussing a sport that is inherently dangerous, 14 UFC main events have ended in unforeseen injuries – broken legs, separated shoulders, eye pokes, etc. – that don’t typically come in the sequence of MMA combat.

Scroll below to see a chronology of UFC main events that ended in that nature.

Note: Injuries sustained on a TKO due to strikes or tapout due to a submission are not included, nor are retirements on the stool due to extended fight damage or exhaustion. Laceration-based stoppages also are not included since they come as an intentional result of the opposition’s attack.

Combat Rewind, May 22: PRIDE: Bushido 7 gives us pandemonium, foot stomps and more

PRIDE: Bushido 7 gave us some wild moments on this day in MMA history.

There’s “Flashback Friday” and “Throwback Thursday” (and Tuesday, too, if you want). But at MMA Junkie, we figured why not expand that to every day?

“Combat Rewind” brings you some of combat sports’ best highlights from every calendar day of the year. It’s a look back at history, courtesy of the UFC Fight Pass archives, featuring stellar finishes and classic moments in MMA and beyond on their anniversaries.

So kick back and relive the following bits of greatness in the video above:

  • PRIDE – Bushido 7: [autotag]Charles Bennett[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Yoshiro Maeda[/autotag] – May 22, 2005
  • PRIDE – Bushido 7: [autotag]Jens Pulver[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Tomomi Iwama[/autotag] – May 22, 2005
  • TKO 16: [autotag]Patrick Cote[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Bill Mahood[/autotag] – May 22, 2004
  • PRIDE – Bushido 7: [autotag]Yves Edwards[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Dokonjonosuke Mishima[/autotag] – May 22, 2005
  • Shooto Japan – R.E.A.D. 5: [autotag]Alex Cook[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Isao Tanimura[/autotag] – May 22, 2000
  • PRIDE – Bushido 7: [autotag]Aaron Riley[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Michihiro Omigawa[/autotag] – May 22, 2005
  • TKO 16: [autotag]David Loiseau[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Chris Fontaine[/autotag] – May 22, 2004
  • PRIDE – Bushido 7: [autotag]Phil Baroni[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ikuhisa Minowa[/autotag] – May 22, 2005
  • PRIDE – Bushido 7: [autotag]Takanori Gomi[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Luiz Azeredo[/autotag] – May 22, 2005

Fight footage courtesy of UFC Fight Pass, the UFC’s official digital subscription service, which is currently offering a seven-day free trial. UFC Fight Pass gives fans access to exclusive live UFC events and fights, exclusive live MMA and combat sports events from around the world, exclusive original and behind the scenes content and unprecedented 24-7 access to the world’s biggest fight library.