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This seems analogous to claiming that an MMA fighter with cauliflower ear just thought they were better than they were. One of the great thing about sports is that they teach humility. You're going to lose a lot on your way up. And it's going to hurt - sometimes quite literally.

Even when you don't lose in your pro career, these are the ears of an undefeated champion: https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-13f49281504e1359e87fec...

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Since he wrestled his whole life and will probably continue in some way or another to keep himself fit, he doesn't care.

However you can easily prevent your ears from "cauliflowering" after severe ear trauma if you drain the accumulated blood before it dries completely out after 2-3 days.

At some point if you train a lot some soft/protruding parts of your ears will harden a bit and some edges aren't as smooth as before but it isn't really noticeable to other people.

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