MMA Fighter Spares Opponent from KO After Faked Injury, Sucker Punch

Strange things can happen on the regional MMA scene.

On Saturday night, Colosseum Combat 45 managed to produce what might be the most absurd stoppage in the history of the sport in a bout between Travis Fulton and Jonathan Ivey.

After some relatively light output from both men, Fulton tagged Ivey with a stiff body kick. Ivey responded by taunting Fulton, feigning an injury before opening up with a flurry of punches that put his opponent on to the canvas.

A tidal wave of ground-and-pound followed until, just when it seemed like he had the win in his pocket, Ivey inexplicably stood up, walked away and tapped out.

The explanation, according to those in attendance, is that Ivey decided to bow out of the contest rather than continuing to pound on a man he respects so much that he had him tattooed on his leg.

Regardless, this was one of the weirdest things ever seen in the cage.