UFC host Melissa Leong shares shocking jujitsu injuries

TV host and foodie Melissa Leong has taken to social media to show off her intense bruising after she stepped into the ring for a gruelling fight.

Melissa Leong took to Instagram on the weekend to display the consequences of getting into the ring to participate in a fight.

The former MasterChef Australia judge, 42, posted pics to her Instagram stories showing the gruesome purple bruising she sustained on her right arm after taking part in a round of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ).

The food influencer and critic has 374k followers on the social media platform.

Melissa Leong shows the injuries she sustained after a session of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Picture: Instagram

Leong lifted up her arm in the selfie to reveal deep bruising and captioned the pic, “Gotta start somewhere! Thank you to everyone who rolled with me at BJJ this week. Learning comes with takeaways,” she wrote, followed by a cry-laughing emoji.

In a second image, Leong smiled and winked as she posed with friends after the mixed martial arts (MMA) adventure.

Leong found reason to smile despite her injuries. Picture: Instagram

Leong is a fan of MMA fighting and recently became host of the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) Week.

“I like to surprise people,” she told The Daily Telegraph earlier this year.

“I don’t do things deliberately for that reason, but I do get a little bit of joy out of people realising I’m not quite what they were expecting me to be.”

Melissa Leong with UFC fighters Tyson Pedro and Dan Hooker in Artarmon. Picture: Justin Lloyd.

The exercise and the injuries took place at Absolute MMA St Kilda, which advertises that it has trained a number of BJJ world champions and its athletes regularly take part in professional competitions.

Despite her shock axing from MasterChef Australia, Leong still keeps a foot in food journalist, hosting new show Dessert Masters.

Leong is a fan of MMA fighting and recently became host of the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) Week. Picture: Instagram.

The former MasterChef Australia judge posted pics to her Instagram stories showing the gruesome purple bruising she sustained on her right arm. Picture Instagram.

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