Contender Collection shouldn’t be for the faint of coronary heart.
An unprecedented occasion occurred on the most recent episode of season eight of Contender Collection as on Tuesday, lower than an hour earlier than he was set to face Kody Steele within the penultimate battle of the night, Quemuel Ottoni withdrew from the occasion.
The UFC broadcast group revealed that whereas getting his arms wrapped backstage, Ottoni merely determined he not wished to compete and after chatting with UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby, took off his gloves and exited. UFC CEO Dana White spoke moments after the bout cancellation was revealed.
“That’s what this present is all about,” White stated. “Generally you don’t have to truly get within the cage to comprehend, ‘This isn’t for me. I can’t deal with the strain. I don’t need to do that.’ That is what that is all about.”
MMA Combating reached out to Ottoni for remark however acquired no response.
Ottoni was purported to face Kody Steele, a highly-touted prospect and BJJ competitor, in a light-weight contest, and White additional spoke and what this implies for Steele.
“I feel he’s a part of the issue,” White stated. “I feel he’s a part of why the child pulled out. He can be paid in full tonight, his present and his win, and we’ll get him on one other episode of Contender Collection this weekend.”
Steele is presently undefeated in his MMA profession at 6-0 and most lately competed this previous April for Fury FC, scoring a third-round TKO.
