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MMA Fighter Avoids Loss by Busting His Own Head Open with Illegal Headbutt

Related Topics: Mixed martial arts, Headbutt

Mixed martial artists get a lot of freedom in terms of what they're allowed to do to their opponents. One of the few exceptions to that, however, is the headbutt.

Unfortunately, the technique is a go-to for flustered fighters despite being incredibly dangerous for both combatants. That was on full display this weekend at FCC 18 (h/t SevereMMA.com) as England's Ant Davies found himself disqualified, and badly bloodied, after headbutting his opponent, Tomasz Wojtyna. Check out the footage here:

After calling over to the ref in order to sucker-punch Wojtyna, Davies attempts to headbutt his opponent off his back.