Evangelista Santos recently suffered one of the most horrific injuries in the history of mixed martial arts (MMA) after his skull was cracked by Michael Page at Bellator 158.
Now, "Cyborg" is on the mend after enduring a seven-hour surgery to repair the damage and vows to fight again soon.
It’s those types of risks that Carlos Condit says all fighters are aware of and fully accept when stepping foot inside the cage. However, it makes it harder to do when you know there isn’t much security to fall back on should fighters no longer be able to make a living with their fists.