Some people think boxing is brutal. But have they ever seen a kickboxing match? In a recent pinch, Thailand’s PTT Petchrungruang took on Iranian kickboxer Shayan Heydari in a THAI FIGHT Kard Chuek Pluak Daeng event. However, things took a turn for the worse when Petchrungruang delivered a brutal uppercut, leaving his opponent with a broken nose.
After absorbing the blow, Heydari tried to continue defending himself from Petchrungruang’s onslaught. However, soon, the Iranian dropped to his knees as medical professionals jumped in the ring to help the fallen fighter. A clip of the horrific punch was shared on social media by Happy Punch, leaving fans with some wild reactions. What’s more, even Mike Tyson’s coach, Rafael Cordeiro, an MMA coaching legend reacted to the clip!
Can’t look at it, can’t look away either
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Turning to X (formerly Twitter), Happy Punch shared the clip with a caption reading, “His nose went completely sideways.” Moreover, Petchrungruang was declared the winner of the fight since Heydari could not continue because of his injury. In a statement after the fight, the Thai promotion claimed, “Shayan Heydari has a misshapen nose and can’t continue, unfortunately losing via TKO.”
The Promotion is based out of Bangkok, Thailand, producing fights with collaboration with the tourist board to promote Thai culture and tradition. However, after the clip was shared on social media, it immediately went viral among fight fans everywhere. Here’s what they said!
An unwanted nose job
Given the severity of the injury, it immediately attracted sympathy from the fans. One user described their thoughts about the injury, remarking that the injury looked very painful.
Ohhh dammm that looks painful 🫣
— Sandy🏖️ (@sandy_ldn) March 24, 2024
Meanwhile, Rafael Cordeiro, Mike Tyson’s trainer for his upcoming Jake Paul fight, turned to his Instagram account, sharing the clip from the incident. He captioned the post with “No tempo certo!” According to the translation, it means “In the right time.”
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Seeing the carnage on Heydari’s face, this user admitted that a nose break was the worst injury that could happen.
Broken nose is the worst 💀
— AllyoucanMeme (@AllYouCanMeme) March 24, 2024
Another user asserted that Heydari shouldn’t have left his face wide open for the uppercut. The user also claimed that after taking the shot to the face, Heydari adopted the proper defense.
Should know not to leave that uppercut open, he literally went into the proper defense AFTER he got his shit busted lol
— Corey Leslie (@Awkward_cL) March 25, 2024
Another fan joined in to remark on the Iranian fighter’s changed appearance, once the punch had landed.
Man literally rearranged his face
— Chris K. (@chriskhairalla) March 24, 2024
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Someone else labeled the incident as a free-nose job, courtesy of Petchrungruang. However, in all seriousness, Heydari might have to go through a tough surgery to get the damage fixed.
That’s a free nose job 🤣
— The King ⚛️🤴 (@MMAReportCard) March 24, 2024
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Even though people sympathized with the severe injury, some fans found a way to make light of the incident, as evident from the responses to the post. Hopefully, the Iranian fighter will recover soon. Meanwhile, let us know what you thought about the clip!