There’s the old cliche, “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.” Sometimes, that advice rings true in the wild sport of mixed martial arts.
On Tuesday at AMC Fight Nights, Zuluzinho, a 350-pound Brazilian fighter, took on unbeaten heavyweight Yusup Shuaev. Outweighing his opponent by nearly 100 pounds, the 42-year-old Zuluzinho dropped his opponent at the end of the opening round and lands a barrage of ground strikes until the referee steps in. What a flurry it was for “Little Zulu” as he was celebrating what would’ve been his fourth consecutive victory.
The only problem is, the referee stepped in to signify the end of the round.