MMA fighter loses cage fight, then gets rejected by girlfriend in front of 20,000 people

Lukasz Bukovac will say that June 23 was the worst day of his life. Not only did he lose a cage fight, but the amateur MMA fighter also got rejected by his girlfriend when he proposed to her soon after. Bukovac, a Czech MMA fighter, was involved in a two-on-one cage fight along with his partner Patrik Horvath. Despite the odds, their opponent, Jan Michalek, came out on top.

Lost fight, got rejected by girlfriend

As embarrassing as it was, losing the cage match was not the worst that could have happened to Bukovac that night, because it was going to get a lot worse. Soon after he lost the bout, Bukovac went down on his knees and proposed to his girlfriend with a ring in his hand. This was inside the MMA ring, in front of an estimated 20,000 spectators.

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Girlfriend accused Bukovac of cheating

To Bukovac's shock, his girlfriend said no!

She took the microphone from the ring announcer before delivering a devastating blow. ¡°Based on everything that¡¯s happened, I think probably not. I'm saying no," she said. According to her, Bukovac was unfaithful and had cheated on her with another woman, which led her to reject the marriage proposal.

Bukovac denies cheating

The drama left the packed crowd at the arena stunned, and many started booing her.

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Later in an interview, Bukovac rejected the allegations of being unfaithful to his girlfriend. "I didn't really cheat on her. I didn't cheat on her with Nicola Liberova. She said, do you think so? But don't be fooled," Bukovac is heard saying in the video.

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Video goes viral

The video of the incident has since gone viral on social media, with some saying he lost 0-2 that night.

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¡ª Claire Langoulant Royaliste L¨¦gitimiste Catholique (@RoyalisteFiere) June 25, 2024

"Bro went 0-2 in one night - a double defeat," one user wrote, while another said, ¡°Two losses in two mins, rough for broski.¡±

¡°He could have saved it until he won a fight,¡± wrote a social media user, while another asked, "Why would you propose after a loss?"

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