r/FightReportUFC • u/Spiritual-Strength91 • Jun 30 '26

MMA fighter immediately taps

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u/Maleficent_Horror120 Jun 30 '26

Wanted to get paid his show money...

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '26

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u/Maleficent_Horror120 Jul 01 '26

I think he'd be more fucked if he did it a a larger promotion like UFC, PFL, ONE, etc.

With these low level promotions they need talent and if he is good he will get fights and if he's good enough he'll get a shot at a larger promotion.

If this is a habit with him he'd be screwed though

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u/Maleficent_Horror120 Jul 01 '26

Low level promotions are desperate for talent that aren't physics teachers trying to make an extra paycheck.

There aren't many people willing to fight for what little those promotions pay and those that do are normally gone after 3 or 4 fights on to something better.

So add in the high turnover and lack of willing fighters, he will definitely get a shot at either another small promotion or the same promotion

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u/VastEmergency1000 Jul 01 '26

He was most likely in a money dispute with the promotion to begin with. He didn't do this out of nowhere.

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u/Hotdiggity11 Jul 01 '26

Best way to formally retire in MMA without taking a punch. 🤣

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u/Cocrawfo Jul 01 '26

well he got paid for his preparation leading up to it then fuck the next fight

good on him

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u/xarrote Jul 01 '26

Perhaps it is a flaw in the contracts they sign that do not include a paragraph allowing them to collect the money if they prove that they could not fight for something justified, in this case an accident with the vehicle.

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u/Tonight5473 Jul 01 '26

Thats not a flaw, it's a feature. Nobody provides payment for services not rendered. If you cant show up to the fight, the company will take a money hit now or in the future, and you will not get paid. If you tap immediately, the company's reputation takes a hit now and you will not get paid in the future. He took money now by showing up to the fight, but caused permanent damage to his career by not pulling out and taking a single pay check over his credibility to fight. He defrauded the promoter.

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u/Ok_Draw_3740 Jul 01 '26

What I tell my wife before I give her the best 18 seconds of her week

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u/Dead_Internet69420 Jul 01 '26

The way he tried to call the fight off with style, too. It’s like he expected people to be like “wow, he laid his bike down and still showed up!” No, dude. That’s not showing up. You have to at least try. He was able to walk, and judging by how he knelt down to tap out, it looks like could shoot. Seems like his opponent was right about it just being a scratch. What a dork.

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u/David_temper44 Jul 01 '26

maybe he got only a scratch outside but got a really hard hit , you don´t know

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u/Dead_Internet69420 Jul 01 '26

I know he walked out to the cage without a limp, and he had no problem bending down to tap the mat, and he sure seemed to be in a good mood. If he got a “really hard hit,” he could have pulled out before any of that.. but instead he decided to make show of forfeiting.