One would think that MMA is treacherous enough on its own. After all, fighters step into the cage with the intent of knocking out their opponents with punches, kicks, knees and elbows. The environment itself isn't supposed to be part of the danger...theoretically.
That's not how things shook out at Cage Titans 27 on Saturday, though, as debuting amateurs Marty Navis and James Collins crashed to the outside during a takedown attempt because of an unsecured door. Video of the scary scene was captured and posted to Instagram by UFC veteran Joe Lauzon (h/t MMA Fighting):
In the clip, one of the fighters attempts a driving double-leg takedown that lines up perfectly with the cage door. For some reason, however, the door swings open on impact, causing them to plunge down past the stairs. The bout was immediately ruled a no-contest. According to MMA Fighting, Collins was fine, but Navis suffered a rib injury and was taken to the hospital.
It isn't all that uncommon to see faulty cages result in abbreviated fights, but this is easily one of the scariest such incidents in memory.
