Fighter shares shocking photo of fractured skull

WARNING: The following article contains graphic images that some readers may find disturbing.

A Muay Thai fighter has gone viral after photos emerged of a gruesome injury he suffered after being elbowed in the head.

The fighter, known only as Jeremy, was taking part in a bout at the Patong Stadium in Thailand when the shocking incident occurred.

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Jonny Betts, who trains with Jeremy at the Tiger Muay Thai gym in Phuket, posted gruesome images of the injury to Facebook.

"Bit of a nasty injury caused by a big elbow on Monday night at Patong stadium. He had surgery last night, wish him a quick recovery!" Betts said.

The images show a huge dent in Jeremy's forehead, clearly as a result of a fractured skull.

The fighter from France has since left hospital following surgery to insert a titanium plate.

Betts told SPORTbible that Jeremy wanted to keep fighting even after suffering the shocking injury.

"It happened in a professional Muay Thai fight at a local stadium. His Thai opponent landed a big elbow strike that caused the injury," Betts said.

"He was fine though. He wasn't wobbled and kept fighting, but the referee stopped the fight to get a doctor to look at the injury and the doctor obviously stopped it right away."

Betts' original Facebook post went viral, with 1700 shares in the first few days after being posted.

The scary images have since been picked up by media outlets worldwide.

Unfortunately it's not the first time we've seen a fighter fracture their skull.

Bellator fighter Evangelista Santos suffered the same fate after being kneed in the head by Michael Page in 2016.