In yet another reminder that professional fighters are risking life and limb every time they step into the ring or cage, we go to Thailand to see the second massive skull fracture in under two years. The above image is of Jérémy Balasse, a fighter hailing from the Tiger Muay Thai gym that’s worked with such notables as Brian Ebersole, Mike Swick, and Roger Huerta. He was victorious with a second-round knockout earlier in November, but over the weekend, he had a taste of incredibly unique defeat — a caved-in skull.
In the clip below, you can see a hard elbow to the head fracture’s his forehead and creates a dent that is having Cyborg Evangelista nodding solemnly. We haven’t seen an injury quite like this since Cyborg had his skull fractured by one of the most vicious flying knees ever seen.
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Balasse explained his injury in his native French, which Bloody Elbow translated:
“This is the video of the huge poke I received in combat, at the Patong Stadium in Phuket, which caused me a fractured skull. Impressive wound and big scare! The following days were very difficult for me and especially my relatives, with a major operation to the head, So I wanted to thank all those who supported me again, it was incredible, and obviously very comforting.”
Here he is post-surgery and thankfully fine, but with a shiny, new titanium plate in his head.
(Via Bloody Elbow)
