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Modestas Bukauskas may be dealing with the consequences of his UFC Vegas 36 fight against Khalil Rountree Jr. for longer than he’d hoped.
Bukauskas suffered a grisly second-round TKO loss after Rountree injured Bukauskas’ left knee with an oblique kick that left the 27-year-old prospect collapsed in a heap on the octagon floor. The brutal nature of Rountree’s win — and the controversial strike that caused it — prompted a flood of opinions from fighters within the martial arts world, many of whom questioned whether the oblique kick should be a legal strike in MMA.
Check out reactions to Rountree’s win below.
Yo! That was crazy man! Very interested to hear what the full injury report on that knee/leg is. #UFCVegas36
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) September 4, 2021
Who wants to go into a fight, throw a jab, and get their entire knee destroyed…
OUCH! OW! AHH! UGHH! That strike is a devastating one.— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) September 4, 2021
Shit!! That hurt !! I hate those strikes. Those are career threatening ♂️ #UFCVegas36
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) September 4, 2021
Omg no that’s how my knee looked! Shit shit shit. Literally sick to my stomach. #UFCVegas36
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) September 4, 2021
Ahhh that technique should be banned that’s career changing
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) September 4, 2021
Lamest strike in the game!
— Mike “Biggie” Rhodes (@TeamRocBiggie) September 4, 2021
I don’t care if I’m unpopular for this but that bullshit kick should be banned.
— Vinc Pichel (@FromHellPichel) September 4, 2021
Omg no that’s how my knee looked! Shit shit shit. Literally sick to my stomach. #UFCVegas36
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) September 4, 2021
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This article first appeared at MMA Fighting – All Posts
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