Rising UFC light heavyweight Misha Cirkunov spoke to Bloody Elbow about how it felt to break his last opponent's jaw. The Xtreme Couture fighter also discussed his future in the UFC's light heavyweight (and possibly middleweight) division.
Misha Cirkunov (11-2) went viral on February 6th after he took the back of a game Alex Nicholson and slid a forearm over his chin. The Latvian-born fighter clenched until an audible POP rung out, hastening the end of the contest. The sound of another man's jaw cracking under pressure provoked shudders in the MMA community, as well as shares in the form of Vines and Tweets.