(Warning: Graphic picture in the post)
This past weekend was a rather severe one for head injuries. Not only did UFC 231’s Alex Oliveira suffer a massive gash in his forehead in his bout against Gunnar Nelson, but lightweight Adam Townsend ended up with 23 stitches in his scalp following his main event about against Mark Hulme at Brave Combat Federation 19, in Sun City, South Africa, on December 8.
Just like in the Oliveira fight, an elbow was what caused the damage to Townsend’s head. Right in the first moments of bout, Hulme hit him with a precise strike and the blood began pouring out.