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Retired Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has had 22 surgeries: 'I'm all broken'

Big Nog was one of the toughest men to ever enter a ring or cage, but the toll it took on his body was incredible.

Antonio Rodrigo has had a rough life and career in MMA. From being run over by a truck as a kid to being nearly slammed through the mat by Bob Sapp to having his arm snapped by Frank Mir, the legend has piled up a ton of injuries and surgeries.

During a roundtable at the 2015 Rio Sports & Health conference in Rio, Nogueira listed just how bad things have been, admitting to an incredible total of 22 surgeries (via Sherdog):

"I have done a total of 22 surgeries; I'm all broken.