Yes, her cauliflower ear exploded. The fight was stopped shortly after that, when Smith's ear basically tore in half, dangling from the side of her head, blood pouring down her chin.

Leslie Smith was feeling pretty good when her ear exploded. At least, she was feeling as good as you can feel in the middle of an athletic contest with incredibly high stakes and potentially life ...

Doctors stopped Saturday's UFC 180 fight in Mexico City Arena after Jessica Eye made Leslie Smith's 'cauliflower ear' explode in the final seconds of the preliminary card round.

Cauliflower ear is a common predicament in both boxing and MMA. In the 9th round, Jade Bornea's cauliflower ear exploded after Fernando Martinez backed him up against the ropes and unloaded with ...

Cauliflower ears do not hold up to a direct punch. Ugh. ... When a right hand explodes an ear #UFC180 @UFC @espn @espnmag #MMA4ESPN Photo: @muls96 /ESPN #MexicoCity #JessicaEye pic.twitter.com ...

During the recently concluded UWC Mexico 43, the featherweight title fight took an ugly turn when one of the fighters suffered a torn cauliflower ear as a result of continuous elbow strikes.

UFC women's bantamweight Leslie Smith suffered one of the most disturbing injuries in MMA history at UFC 180 Saturday night, when an ill-fated punch to her cauliflower-stricken left ear caused it ...

Blood splatter rained down after Cruz's cauliflower ear popped Credit: ACA 166. The 34-year-old entered his 18 th professional bout with a serious case of cauliflower ear – a collection of blood ...

Yes, her cauliflower ear exploded. The fight was stopped shortly after that, when Smith's ear basically tore in half, dangling from the side of her head, blood pouring down her chin.