An MMA event 'made history' when both fighters reeled away in agony because of a 'double low blow'
Mathieu Rakotondrazanany and Magnus Onyeka Iversen kneed each other in the groin at the same time, forcing both to writhe to the ground in agony.
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MMA commentators claimed during a broadcast Friday that their event made history as the first to feature a double low blow.
The move saw Magnus Iversen and Mathieu Rakotondrazanany hit each other in the groin at the same time before reeling away in agony during the very first fight at the UAE Warriors 27 event, which took place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
It all went down in the second round of a welterweight fight, and if you were expecting the commentators to offer sympathy for how painful the scene looked, you'd be mistaken.
These commentators couldn't help but laugh.
Iversen went on to win the 170-pound match in a somewhat fitting manner, as the ending was as strange as a simultaneous knee strike to the ball guard.
Rakotondrazanany wanted to finish the fight with a swift kick to his opponent's head, but he ended up breaking a bone in his foot, or toe, when he connected with Iversen's skull.
As he couldn't, or didn't want to, continue the fight, Iversen was awarded the win.
Watch the double low blow right here:
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Wisem Hammami became the UAE Warriors new Africa welterweight champion in the main event of the UAE Warriors 27 show, defeating Badreddine Diani in the final seconds of round two.
The event was the first of a three-show run that will go on all weekend at the Etihad Arena, as UAE Warriors returns with UAE Warriors 28 — an international card — Saturday, before completing its run Sunday with UAE Warriors 29.
The events are broadcast on UFC Fight Pass.