These Bodybuilders And Fighters Almost Died While Training

Junior Dos Santos’ Training Almost Turned Deadly

Junior dos Santos may be a UFC Heavyweight Champion, but his body is still fallible. In May of 2013, it was revealed that the MMA fighter almost died after developing a sometimes-fatal disorder while training for his UFC 155 title fight against Cain Velasquez.

Junior trained for six hours a day, every single day for three months straight. This aggressive schedule cost him his match and almost his life – he was beaten to a pulp by Velasquez and forced to give up his title. Worse than the damage to his face was the damage rhabdomyolysis did to his kidneys.