Here’s a pro tip: If you’re a human leg, you might want to avoid being locked inside a cage with Douglas Lima.

Just ask Rory MacDonald’s legs. They might not be able to talk, but you know how they say that sometimes “a picture is worth a thousand words”? This one speaks loudly. And when a man whose nose repeatedly has been rearranged in front of our eyes says an injury is the “worst pain” he’s felt in his life, you tend to believe it.

Although the absolute mangling of MacDonald’s legs wasn’t enough to win Lima (30-7 MMA, 12-3 BMMA) that Bellator 192 title encounter, it was enough to land the newly crowned champ on a stretcher and remind us of just how valuable of a tool they can be.

Perfecting a technique, however, takes practice. And practice takes people who’ll voluntarily expose their own limbs to the wrath of Lima’s shin. We’re pretty sure a pad helps, but it still doesn’t look like a necessarily pleasant experience. (via Twitter).

The good news is that the coach, Devorius Tubbs, is still alive and well enough to post the video himself. He did admit, though, that the former Bellator champion “almost kicked my leg off.” For what it’s worth, the man deserves points for the poker face.

Lima has recovered from the loss to MacDonald with a win over Andrey Koreshkov in a trilogy match at Bellator 206. The bout ended with a fifth-round submission that qualified Lima for the semifinals of Bellator’s ongoing welterweight grand prix.

Lima is expected to meet the winner of another quaterfinal between Michael Page and Paul Daley, which has yet to be booked.

For more on Bellator’s schedule, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.

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