The former UFC bantamweight suffered a gruesome leg injury during a fight at ROAD FC on Saturday in South Korea. Roop went for a front kick against opponent Yoon Jun Lee and either his leg or his foot was hurt badly at impact.
George Roop @GeorgeRoop terrible injury /broken leg/ t ROAD FC 31 /replays/ pic.twitter.com/46RbgV1bpk
— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) May 14, 2016
When the leg was pulled back to a normal position, Roop couldn't put any pressure on it and the bout was called off. Lee was ruled the winner by TKO due to injury.