Controversial MMA star walks to cage in straight jacket for brutal fight

29 December 2023 , 23:52

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Radek Rousal walked out in a straight jacket for his MMA fight (Image: OKATGON MMA)

Controversial MMA fighter Radek Rousal walked out in a straight jacket before leaving his opponent battered and bruised in a brutal fight.

Rousal, 28, is a combat sports veteran who competed in his most recent bout for European MMA promotion OKTAGON MMA on Friday Night. The well-established kickboxer was taking on British fighter Kallum Parker at The O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic and he made a profound entrance in front of almost 20,000 fans by walking out with a straight jacket on.

Accompanied by a 'doctor' and music that described him as crazy, Rousal sported a mean face and he took his anger out on Parker by putting a beating on him for three rounds. The Brit's face was a bloody mess after 15-minutes as Rousal got the nod on all three judges' scorecards to pick up his second professional win.

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Some fans saw the funny side of Rousal's entrance as one user wrote: "Wow, one of the best entrances ever!" A second comment read: "Hahah what a cool entrance." Other users weren't as impressed with one comment reading: "The entrance is so embarrassing… you can’t buy charisma."

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Rousal said after the fight: "I was surprised at his toughness in the beginning, but I came out on top in the end and that's what counts. I knew that I might have lost the second round so going into the final round I knew I had to get my stuff together and power through. My opponent did a lot to push through, but I knew I had done enough to win,"

The Czech fighter found himself in controversy last year when he was banned from competing in OKTAGON after it was discovered he had multiple neo-Nazi tattoos. Rousal was able to compete for the promotion after having the tattoos removed and took ownership for the ink by citing his problematic childhood as the reason for originally getting them.

"I grew up in the troubled community of people that made this tattoo," Rousal said. "At the time, I didn’t know what to do with life, I was young and this tattoo was stupid. I started doing martial arts, which led me to a completely different life and worldview. I have more tattoos that I regret, I gradually remove them all. I also want to apologise with my statement."

Harry Davies