A punch to the face is what a boxer or an MMA fighter tries to avoid the most and yet is faced – excuse the pun – by frequently.
From Ronda Rousey getting knocked out in 48 seconds against Amanda Nunes to Nate Diaz incurring the wrath of Conor McGregor, here are the 10 best accidental face-lifts.
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Chris Algieri - An uppercut from the right fist of Amir Khan made Algieri look like something from space.
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Nate Diaz - This must have been the moment Diaz regretted taking the rematch with Conor McGregor.
3 / 10
Tony Pietrantonio - A devastating right hand from fellow American Lavarn Harvell literally rearranged his face.
4 / 10
Victor Ortiz - Floyd Mayweather Jr is known for dancing around the ring, but when he connects, he connects
5 / 10
Ruslan Provodnikov - Timothy Bradley’s punch landed so flush and square that you can almost feel Provodnikov’s pain
6 / 10
Ronda Rousey - After all of Rousey’s dominance in the sport, this was the moment she finally felt like a mortal.
7 / 10
David Lemieux - It wouldn’t be a list without one of Gennady Golovkin’s many victims as Lemieux took a hammering.
8 / 10
Artur Gatti - Another one delivered by Mayweather, Gatti felt the full force of this one as his head swung back.
9 / 10
Jose Aldo - The left hand which shook the world. McGregor’s 13-second KO of the then 145lbs champ Aldo.
10 / 10
Anderson Silva - Few, if any, are better at rolling with the punches than the Brazilian, who eats shots like these.
