Warning: The following video contains images of severe injury that some viewers may find difficult to watch.
MMA holds many obvious dangers. A sport predicated on the damage a fighter can do to their fellow opponent is hardly going to be an exercise in safety and wellness. But, not all those dangers are obvious. Outside the clubbing punches, wrenching submissions, and suffocating chokes, low kicks hold a special horror all their own.
The combination of speed and power put behind such a simple and consistent striking tool creates a recipe for gruesome injuries.