A Muay Thai fighter suffered a gruesome nose injury in a fight at the weekend.
Shayan Heydari was lining up in a bout against Por Tor Thor Petchrungruang but disaster stuck midway through the second round.
As Heydari looked to defend himself, Petchrungruang caught him with a huge uppercut which completely displaced Heydari’s nose from its usual position.
However, the horrific injury somehow didn’t knock the Iranian out as he shielded a continued onslaught of punches from his opponent before sinking to his knees.
Heydari then received urgent medical treatment before Petchrungruang was declared the winner of the bout by virtue of a technical knockout.
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Muay Thai fighter Shayan Heydari suffered a brutal injury against Por Tor Thor Petchrungruang
In the second round of their bout, Petchrungruang caught his opponent with a huge uppercut
The blow left Heydari’s nose out of position before he received medical help for the injury
The gruesome injury left fans stunned as they took to social media to express their shock.
One said: ‘Wish I didn’t see that… with that being said I had to watch it over and over.’
Another added: ‘OMG, muay thai is more brutal than MMA,’ before a further astounded supporter said: ‘My eyes started watering just watching this.’
An extra fan said: ‘Ouch!!,’ while another chimed in and added: ‘Buddy won’t be smelling anything for a bit.’
Even the commentator of the fight said at the time: ‘He just sent his nose… to another dimension I must say!’
Petchrungruang and Heydari met in the Thai Fight Kard Chuek Pluak Daeng event.
Fans were left in shock after seeing a replay of Petchrungruang’s brutal blow on Heydari
Muay Thai, sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that is characterised by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees and shins.
It is known as a hugely brutal sport and Heydari’s gruesome injury is the latest example of that.
