What would happen if a UFC fighter steps into the cage, taps out and walks away?

[koa pomaikai]

What if a fighter decides that they are retiring, and does one more fight with the intention of just tapping out instantly and taking the show money?

Any repercussions? I assume you’d be blackballed from the industry but if you are retiring anyways… any fighter ever done something like this?

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

What if a fighter decides that they are retiring, and does one more fight with the intention of just tapping out instantly and taking the show money?

Any repercussions? I assume you’d be blackballed from the industry but if you are retiring anyways… any fighter ever done something like this?

Then that fighter only gets his $3K show money and not his $3k win bonus

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Probably have their purse withheld and license to fight revoked.

 

[Marko Polo]

I think they’d have to pretend to fight a little bit

 

[koa pomaikai]

Probably have their purse withheld and license to fight revoked.

I don’t think they can withhold your pursue, they can’t make you fight.

What if you just say you got scared or didn’t feel like fighting once you stepped in there.

The show money’s condition is literally to show.

You can quit a fight for any reason.

I mean I don’t see how instantly tapping would be that different from being jabbed once and you were like “fuck this, that hurt, I’m out”

 

[Iroh]

The fighter would spontaneously combust.

 

[TheTickG]

What if a fighter decides that they are retiring, and does one more fight with the intention of just tapping out instantly and taking the show money?

Any repercussions? I assume you’d be blackballed from the industry but if you are retiring anyways… any fighter ever done something like this?

TJ Dillanshaw

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

I don’t think they can withhold your pursue, they can’t make you fight.

Sure they can, several fighters have had purses withheld. The commission is all powerful, bud!

 

[don't ask]

Royce kind of did that -- had his corner throw in the towel instead of tapping, but same thing.

 

[koa pomaikai]

Sure they can, several fighters have had purses withheld. The commission is all powerful, bud!

Withheld for violating some rule. I don’t think instantly quitting violates any rules, they can’t have a rule that forces you to fight on by taking your money.

 

[Dogshare]

Would make more sense to make it look like a bit real. Otherwise Dana will not give the Venum coupons.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Withheld for violating some rule. I don’t think instantly quitting violates any rules, they can’t have a rule that forces you to fight on by taking your money.

They'd hold it and investigate if any foul play is involved.

 

[Dr. Rose]

I think the parent company might have a good lawsuit. It is a little fraud-like.

 

[Michael Wetzel]

Kaleb Starnes practically did that. He only ran away the whole fight.

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

I think they’d have to pretend to fight a little bit

yeah, because possible otherwise they would end up in a real fight lol

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

Withheld for violating some rule. I don’t think instantly quitting violates any rules, they can’t have a rule that forces you to fight on by taking your money.

didn't timidity used to be against the rules?

I am not sure any more.

 

[Blastbeat]

this happened not too long ago to HW boxer Efe Ajagba



apparently the dispute was over money. the boxer just walked out. Ajagba was ruled the winner by DQ. very strange circumstances.

here's an article with Curtis Harper, the guy who walked out of the ring.

Boxer who walked out of ring regrets decision

The promoter has never seen anything like it. The trainer says his reputation has been stained. The boxer says he never meant to demean the sport. \n\n A week after the one-second boxing match in Minne…

www.jacksonville.com

 

[Lycandroid]

 

[L0ki]

Kazyuki Fujita did something similar in Pride vs Mark Coleman.

He was injured af and his corner threw in the towel as soon as the fight started.

Dunno how it would play out today but it would be wild to see.

 

[Pliny Pete]

It would be the death knell for the UFC, just like how WCW died right after the Fingerpoke Of Doom