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Before the start of a big fight on UFC 289 main card, the fans took a scary fall on the floor after the railing collapsed during Mike Malott’s entrance to the octagon. As the 31-year-old Canadian walked into the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, on his trademark walkout song Fat Lip by Sum 41, to take on Adam Fugitt, the incident happened unexpectedly, on June 10, Saturday.
As the fans took a tumble to the ground without any warning, Mike Malott, who was headed to the octagon, narrowly managed to escape a catastrophe. Fortunately, it didn’t bother the Canadian UFC fighter much in his welterweight bout against the American opponent Adam Fugitt, who he was able to defeat by a guillotine choke in 1:06 minutes in the second round.
Ariel Helwani, a Canadian-born sports journalist, shared the video of the scary fall the fans took at the Rogers Arena on his official Twitter account. In the short clip, it appeared that the fans were looking to give a high five to the 31-year-old combat sports athlete.
Watch the video here:
On the UFC 289 live broadcast, the commentator Jon Anik made an announcement that no one was hurt due to the incident. Although, in the post-fight press conference, the UFC President Dana White mentioned that a few people got minor injuries.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Rogers Arena in Vancouver released a statement about the fan’s fall, which read, “The safety of our fans is our number one priority at Rogers Arena. At tonight’s UFC event, as fans leaned over to greet the fighters, a railing fell down. Our arena staff worked quickly to relocate fans in the affected area and no serious injuries were reported. Venue security and staff remained on-site throughout the rest of the evening to ensure everyone’s safety.”
