MMA fighter Marcin Szoltysik is shedding some mild on his notorious insta-tap over the weekend.
Whereas most MMA followers had their eyes on UFC Perth and the PFL’s back-to-back occasions abroad, Babilon MMA 54 supplied up an eight-fight card in Poland that was set to function a heavyweight scrap between Jacek Kujtowski and Marcin Szoltysik.
Simply because the struggle started, Szoltysik kneeled on the canvas and tapped out, inflicting widespread confusion all through the venue and on social media.
Hypothesis instantly ran rampant on-line, with some believing it was nothing greater than cowardice. Nevertheless, Szoltysik tried to supply some perception into the controversial determination.
“From the start, they intentionally didn’t help my preparations — they needed me to be unprepared and simply replaceable. They don’t care about sport, ardour, or dedication — solely about cash and connections. They tried to show me into ‘cannon fodder,’ similar to they’d carried out with others earlier than. I received’t let that occur.
Nevertheless, it’s unusual for the ‘cannon fodder’ to achieve the cage earlier than selecting to not proceed with the struggle.
Clearly, this was not a kind of circumstances.
