10 UFC Fighters Who Injured Themselves To Victory
3. Junior Dos Santos' Pre-fight Torn Meniscus (Vs. Cain Velasquez)
When any UFC fighters step into the Octagon, there's the expectation of savagery and brutality. Yet, stepping into a Heavyweight bout in the 8 sides of steel is likened to signing a death warrant.
Going into these fights at 100% is still no guarantee of safe passage through to the rest of your career so to enter a fight to dethrone the reigning Heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez, with an pre-existing injury, is nothing short of insane.
That division, in 2011, was stacked. Brock Lesnar, Alistair Overeem and Frank Mir, all vied for that elusive title shot so Junior dos Santos knew that he couldn't squander the chance, even with a torn meniscus. The man was on crutches a week before the fight but his heart paid off in spectacular fashion as he vanquished Velasquez' reign in about a minute of action.
You have to be in it to win it, however, you wouldn't recommend fighting for a world title on one good leg.