I’m not sure what PFL Europe fighter Mickael Groguhe expected to happen when he decided to try this ultra casual, hands-down, zero-defence approach against opponent Islem Masraf, but there was never really going to be any other outcome than what happened once the bell rang:
What the heck is going on here pic.twitter.com/pHGBjZ1eOG
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 7, 2024
Knocked out in 10 seconds! Did he think he was in McDonald’s or something? Was this some kind of strategy he worked on with his team? A spur of the moment decision? Just stroll around with zero reflexes and zero desire to protect himself? This angle from the crowd makes it look even worse:
this angle is so much more worse, wtf was he doing 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/sHKNtRagXv
— ACD MMA (@acdmma_) March 7, 2024
Even Islem Masraf was baffled by the whole thing:
Who knows, maybe Mickael Groguhe had zero confidence going into this and was just happy to be KO’d and collect his pay check. I’m not really sure how to explain it otherwise. Speedy recovery, in any case.
