The UFC can have its gross injuries from time to time. Malcolm Gordon found that out when he broke his opponent's arm last weekend. He was taking on Denys Bondar and looking for his second straight win.

Malcolm Gordon went for multiple armbars during the UFC bout. None of them stuck but it appears like it was still enough to fracture Denys Bondar's arm.

“Obviously, we’re all martial artists and we all want to get in and perform, so I’m not going in there trying to hurt the guy or anything like that,” said Gordon at UFC Vegas 47 (video provided by MMA Junkie, quotes via Bloody Elbow). “I did feel when I had that armbar that it was tight and you know we have to do what we have to do to get that finish or get the tap. He was tough though. That arm broke in the armbar and I felt it break and then it was in the transition of him standing up when it broke and once he stood up, I was like, ‘Ok, it’s going to be a matter of time before he realizes that this thing is broken’. And then I just decided that we would just kind of lean him against the fence at let him touch the hand on the ground.

“It was a smart move on my part and once that happened, he realized that it was done,” continued UFC flyweight, Gordon. “So, I feel terrible because obviously I don’t go in there wanting to kill people, but yeah. It’s unfortunate. I hope he has a speedy recovery. I know he’s coming off of a couple injuries and this was his first fight in two years and I really do hope and wish him the best and for him to come back stronger from this too. I’m not out there trying to hurt people like that, you know?”

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Malcolm Gordon knew when the arm was broken at UFC Vegas 47. This isn't the first time something similar has happened to him in a fight, he's started to get used to it by now.

“Absolutely, I felt it,” said Gordon. “I heard it, everything. Everything. It’s not the first time this has happened to me, so I’ve done it a couple of times now. The first time it ever happened to me, I felt terrible and then every time whichever, you get used to it. But you also understand that you’ve got to play the game too.”