The crowd cheered wildly after the finishing blow - delivered with 30 seconds remaining in the second round - but those at the fight night may have been a little more subdued had they known the seriousness of what actually happened to Page's victim. The 38-year-old reportedly suffered a compound skull fracture and his ex-wife Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino shared a photo of the injury on Instagram, where an alarming dent in the middle of the fighter's forehead is clearly evident.
Watch: Skull-fracturing MMA KO blow
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