The Week contest: MMA makeover

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This week’s question: Wannabe tough guys in Russia are paying plastic surgeons to give them the “cauliflower ears” usually seen on boxers and MMA fighters. If a cosmetic surgeon were to open a clinic in the U.S. where non-pugilist patients can receive such heavyweight scars, what should the business be titled?

RESULTS:

THE WINNER: We Maim to Please

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SECOND PLACE: I Maul Ears

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THIRD PLACE: We Will Rocky You

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Click or tap here to see the winner of last week's contest: Haunted plumber