Photos: Rory MacDonald and Robbie Lawler’s faces, a day after UFC 189 war

Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald engaged in a 5 round war on their welterweight title fight at UFC 189. It was a thrilling back…

By: Anton Tabuena | 8 years ago
Photos: Rory MacDonald and Robbie Lawler’s faces, a day after UFC 189 war
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Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald engaged in a 5 round war on their welterweight title fight at UFC 189. It was a thrilling back and forth contest that ended up as an instant classic, but both men ended up taking a lot of damage and some really nasty injuries.

Lawler got badly cut on his lip, which was stitched up by the doctors. Before photo as tweeted by Dana White:

After getting stitched up:

A photo posted by Prescott Miller (@prescottufc) on

MacDonald, on the other hand, is in far worse shape. Here’s a photo from the fight that he tweeted out from his account:

Apart from the obvious broken nose from the bout, Rory also suffered a broken foot from the contest. He shared the news and showed a photo of how his face looked just hours after the contest.

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Anton Tabuena
Anton Tabuena

Anton Tabuena is the Managing Editor for Bloody Elbow. He’s been covering MMA and combat sports since 2009, and has also fought in MMA, Muay Thai and kickboxing.

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