Look: UFC fight ends in bizarre self-knockout after body slam goes horribly wrong
It started out as a good move, but somewhere along the way, Jarred “The Monkey God” Brooks failed to execute a backward slam and wound up knocking himself out.
In the second round of his UFC flyweight bout against Jose “Shorty” Torres on Friday in Utica, New York, Brooks picked up Torres below the waist and tried to carry out a sort of suplex maneuver.
Brooks lunged backward and slammed Torres on his back.
However, the move went awry as Brooks landed on his head, essentially knocking himself out.
WHAT!? @shortytorres125 just earned one of the wildest KO finishes you'll ever see!#UFCUtica pic.twitter.com/qoBBnbI9f0
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) June 1, 2018
Torres rolled over, got on top of the seemingly dazed Brooks and started punching him in the head.
The ref soon broke it up and declared Torres the winner by technical knockout.
From this angle, you can see Brooks’ head hit the floor first.
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It was just the second loss for Brooks, 25. He has 13 wins.
Torres, meanwhile, was making his UFC debut.
“We are all after the same goal, it just so happens we are all in each other’s way.” TY @The_monkeygod 4 not just taking the fight n putting on a show, but 4 coming to pay respect to my family n I after the fight. It shows your true character n I wish you nothing, but the best. pic.twitter.com/3xdUfg4e5U
— Jose Shorty Torres (@ShortyTorresMMA) June 2, 2018
“I knew once he picked me up I gotta get parallel because he’s going to try and slam me big,” Torres said afterward. according to Fansided. “That’s what he did against the Brazilian and I got 50-50, he knocked himself out and I just took advantage of the position and I got the TKO finish because of it.”
“I feel amazing. It wasn’t the way I wanted it, but I’m glad I came back to my fighting style,” he added.
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“I have to get dropped, I have to have a bloody nose or something. But I was able to come back, and you saw even before the knockout that I was starting to catch my rhythm, catch my pace, starting to push forward and start to land a lot more,” Torres said.
On Instagram, Brooks admitted that he had been his own worst enemy.
“Unfortunately, I defeated myself but I’ll be back stronger and better than ever,” Brooks said.
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