Struggle followers have been handled to some really weird moments over the weekend, however maybe the weirdest got here courtesy of a Flex Fights occasion in Patchogue, New York.
Emanating from Stereo Backyard within the coronary heart of NYC, the occasion featured a stacked lineup of novice {and professional} combined martial arts bouts. Nonetheless, the spotlight of the identify got here throughout a contest the place not one single punch was thrown. Competing in his third-career novice bout, Jason White got here out and from the get-go, there was clearly one thing incorrect. White was reportedly not carrying a cup till his supervisor brandished one and White proceeded to stuff it down his shorts with nothing to carry it in place besides sheer will and a few pelvic muscular tissues.
As soon as the competition started, White moved towards his opponent and nearly instantly, the cup fell out of his shorts. The referee handed him the equipment and allowed him a second to place it again into place. Once more, White appeared able to go and the bout was restarted. Seven seconds later, the cup fell out once more. At that time, the referee threw his arms up in frustration earlier than waving off the battle and chucking the cup again into White’s nook.
A video clip of the incident comes courtesy of Harry Mac on Twitter.
Earlier than the Struggle Even Started, Everybody May See There Was an Problem
Cageside announcers James Leonelli and Charlie Quinn have been additionally very conscious that there was a difficulty with White’s cup based mostly on their observations from the commentary desk.
“I wish to level out how a lot Jason, the fighter in white, was fiddling along with his cup,” one announcer stated earlier than the battle began. That’s a distraction. It’s not in there correctly. Once more, fighters: Make investments the cash. They’re not costly.”
It’s an unlucky state of affairs for the White, nevertheless it’s fairly clear that neither he nor his crew have been adequately ready to battle that evening.
Jason White fell to 0-3 as an novice, scoring a fairly distinctive trifecta by struggling a knockout, submission, and disqualification in his first three outings. White’s opponent, Tommy Cox, moved to 2-0.
