Video: Brazilian MMA Fighter Submits Self in Bizarre Sequence

LuizClaudio submits himself while attempting a leg lock at FMS Fight Night 2🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/l90YByWN4X

— Matysek (@Matysek88) October 30, 2023

A regional MMA event in Brazil on Saturday featured an extraordinary finish that fans may never see again.

At FMS: Fight Night 2 in Curitiba on Saturday, Yabna Ferreira N'Tchala and Luiz Claudio Bezerra Filho met in a preliminary lightweight bout which ended in less than half a round when Filho effectively tapped himself out. The Curitiba native was scrambling hard for a heel hook when he got his legs entangled between N'Tchala's. “Black Panther” had to merely sit up to catch “Luizinho” in an awkward kneebar, forcing an immediate tap at 1:54 of the opening frame.

Footage of the bizarre submission has since been doing rounds on social media. The win put N'tchala back on the win column after the 26-year-old suffered his first professional loss against Yazid Chouchane at UAE Warriors 35 – Africa 4 in February. Meanwhile, Filho hadn’t fought since August 2021 when he picked up a submission win over Erick Sanches under the Clube da Luta banner.