Illegale knie lijdt tot gruwelijk letsel bij MMA-vechter

De voormalige UFC-vechter kreeg op 10 juli een flagrante illegale knie naar het hoofd. Tegenstander Shawn West moet hiervoor nog gestraft worden, en een diskwalificatie winst werd toegekend aan Salmon.

Salmon heeft een gebroken orbitaal en jukbeen, zegt zijn manager Brian Butler van SuckerPunch Entertainment. Deze gaf dinsdag een verklaring over het incident. Butler, die een gruwelijke foto deelde, zei dat Salmon nog steeds herstelt van de verwondingen.

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Butler riep ook de commissie op die toezicht hield op het evenement in South Dakota. Om disciplinaire maatregelen te nemen tegen West na de diskwalificatie verlies. In de hoop een grotere verantwoordelijkheid te leggen voor soortgelijke illegale acties.

Of Salmon zijn MMA-carrière zal voortzetten is nog niet zeker. Voorafgaand aan de LFA-wedstrijd had Salmon twee gevechten binnen de UFC. Salmon kwam in 2017 bij de UFC nadat hij een contract had gewonnen bij de Contender Series van Dana White.

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UPDATE: The incident that took place in LFA on July 10th was extremely unfortunate. We believe Boston is a special talent and is able to compete with the best in the world. His stent in the UFC did not go as planned because it was determined by physicians that the weight cut to bantamweight was too extreme for him to be able to perform to his ability. We were extremely excited to restart Boston’s run at featherweight with @lfafighting and get him back to a big show. Boston was in control of this fight and just settling into his range and timing in the 2nd round when both he and his opponent, Shawn West, landed simultaneous hooks causing both to be flashed and knocked down. As Boston was getting back to his feet he was hit with an illegal knee that ended the night. What we have to focus on here first and foremost is Boston‘s health. The knee landed with incredible force and caused Boston to suffer a broken orbital and cheek bone. Aside from the DQ we feel there should be disciplinary actions enforced by the commision to set a higher precedence on these types of fouls. There was no question about the legality of the knee and Boston was awarded the win at the end of the contest. It goes without saying that this is not the way Boston wanted the fight to be determined. As a team we are sitting down with Boston and his family to discuss what we want to do moving forward. Boston would like to thank LFA and their staff for getting him back on stage and giving him the opportunity to perform. For now Boston is going to undergo further examination and we will determine the next steps as we go. #bossteam

Een bericht gedeeld door Brian Butler-Au (@suckerpunchent) op 21 Jul 2020 om 12:37 (PDT)