At Bellator 158 in London on Saturday, MMA fighter Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos suffered a traumatic fracture to the skull. The fracture occurred in the second round of the bout and was caused by a flying knee to the skull from his opponent, Michael Page. After the knee, Santos crumpled to the ground holding his head in clear discomfort. “Big John” McCarthy, who refereed the fight, said that the impact “sounded like a baseball being hit out of the park.”

Santos’ ex-wife, Cris Justino, posted a picture of the fractured skull on Instagram.

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Fight fans Please say a prayer for my Ex husband Cyborg Santos. Many of you watched him fight on Spike TV this weekend when he suffered this injury while fighting in London. Cyborg is still in the hospital in the UK, and they are not sure when he will be able to fly again. He has not had surgery yet and their is worry the brain can continue to swell causing more damage. Click The link In My bio to donate to his #GoFundMe and support him and his family at this time. Thank you God for your protecion, The dr said this very Easily could have been life threatening. Please show your support for the fighters and share! ?????????? ????????????????????Fãns de luta façam uma prece para o meu ex marido Cyborg Santos ,muitos de vocês assistiram ontem a luta dele na Spike TV,onde ele sofreu este ferimento enquanto lutava em Londres ,ele ainda está no hospital e não tem certeza quando ele vai poder voar de volta pra casa, @bellatormma é responsável por todo procedimentos médicos que ele precisar para resolver este problema porém ele não vai poder trabalhar por um tempo e nós vamos arrecadar ajuda pra ele através do #gofundme para os fãs patrocinarem ele e sua família nesta hora difícil, Obrigada Deus por sua proteção!! O medico disse que ele poderia estar em risco de vida,mostrem seu apoio aos lutadores e compartilhem isto!!! No meu Perfil do Instagram esta esta o link ajudar! #GodToGlory #figtherlife #teamcyborg #evangelistacyborgsantos #bellator158 #London Spanish ?

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Check out how the injury occurred:

Joe Rogan who has called thousand of fights with the UFC called this “the worst MMA injury I’ve ever seen.” Page later sent a tweet wishing Santos the best.

After the fight, Page actually made a reference to the very popular app Pokemon-Go by rolling a pokeball towards Santos at the end of the match.

When asked about the injury, Santos told MMA Fighting: “I’ll be back soon.”

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