PHOTOS | Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos shows off surgically repaired skull

By bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

Earlier this month at Bellator 158, Michael Page picked up one of the most incredible knockouts in MMA history when he landed a flying knee on Evangelista Santos. Santos was hospitalized, at which point he was informed that he would need to undergo surgery to have his skull surgically repaired.

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This week, Santos underwent a successful 7 hour surgery to have his skull repaired.

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