MMA fighter Willem Smith suffers sickening leg harm at EFC 92

This is difficult to observe.

MMA fighter Willem Smith — a.ok.a “The Viking” — suffered a ugly leg harm throughout his bout with Ivan Strydom at Extreme Fighting Championship 92 on Saturday.

In the primary spherical of the struggle in Johannesburg, South Africa, Smith’s decrease proper leg snapped after a kick to his opponent. He went to take a step again on the identical leg and fell when it folded and collapsed underneath him.

Smith laid on the ground of the octagon whereas his proper foot dangled within the air, and his bone protruded by his leg.

Strydom stood nonetheless when Smith delivered the kick and stopped combating when he seen his opponent had been significantly injured. The referee was fast to droop the struggle when Smith’s leg “shattered,” in keeping with an announcer on the printed.

WARNING: Graphic footage and pictures beneath.

Smith gave the impression to be in good spirits within the aftermath of harm. EFC shared a Twitter picture of the fighter on a stretcher, elevating a thumbs-up to the digicam. An IV bag gave the impression to be in his lap.

He was pictured shaking arms with fellow South African MMA fighter Garreth McLellan.

EFC additionally tweeted closeup photographs of Smith’s decrease leg harm that confirmed his foot bending the other method.