'Someone should slap that doctor': Pros react to ugly groin kick stoppage at UFC 294
21/10/2023 18:20
Victor Henry had the MMA community talking about his fight on Saturday, though probably not in the way that he'd hoped.
The UFC 294 preliminary bout between Henry and Javid Basharat officially ended in a no-contest after Basharat landed an accidental kick to the groin that felled Henry, but that doesn't tell the whole story.
Henry was given a full five minutes to recover, during which he writhed in the ground in agony and had to deal with a ringside physician who did not seem to believe that Henry had actually been struck below the belt. Eventually, the bout was waved off without a winner.
Fighters reacted with varying levels of disbelief, not only at the doctor's handling of the situation, but with a few joining in in questioning whether Basharat's kick landed in the vulnerable area.
Check out the reactions from the MMA community below.
How you gonna tell the dude who got kicked in the nuts that he didn't get kicked in the nuts ?
— Fremd (@joshfremd) October 21, 2023
Someone should slap that dr
Cue all the "he's acting" posts now. I can feel the casual urge boiling
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) October 21, 2023
No more below the waist leg kicks for the rest of the card just to be safe
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) October 21, 2023
I hope this will be a no contest. I've always felt weird about the offender getting a TKO victory off of (unintentional) fouls. #UFC294
— Nicolas "Danish Dynamite" Dalby (@DalbyMMA) October 21, 2023
Thank god it's a no contest!#UFC294
— Nicolas "Danish Dynamite" Dalby (@DalbyMMA) October 21, 2023
If anything, @VictorHenryMMA was UNDERselling. He's legitimately one of the toughest SOB's on the planet. Let them run this back ASAP. #UFC294
— Shayna Baszler (@QoSBaszler) October 21, 2023
That was a clean kick. I've said this before some people are fighters and some….
— Ode' ⭕️sbourne (@OdeOsbourne) October 21, 2023
#UFC294
That didn't seem that low #UFC294
— Vince Morales (@vandetta135) October 21, 2023
Can they say "taint" on TV? #UFC294
— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) October 21, 2023
Definitely not a Diamond cup… #UFC294
— Max Griffin (@MaxPainGriffin) October 21, 2023
How is @diamondmma not required by the @ufc baffles me. This would never happen if shitty cups and supporters were not allowed in the top organization in the world! #protectyoballs
— Zak Cummings (@ZakCummings) October 21, 2023
