Delberty Lamark left Brazil to face Burak Kizilirmak on eight days’ discover at Xtreme Fight Championship 2 this previous weekend in Vienna, Austria, however the combat solely lasted six seconds.
Lamark went down when the primary jab landed, hitting his head onerous on the bottom, and Kizilirmak landed a number of heavy photographs earlier than the referee stopped the match. Followers have been suspicious on social media, accusing the 36-year-old Brazilian of taking a dive, however he denies any wrongdoing.
“Folks solely see the present, however no person sees what occurs backstage,” Lamark instructed MMA Combating in his return to Brazil.
Lamark, who runs a hanging health club alongside his brother in João Pessoa, Brazil, mentioned he was supplied the bout eight days earlier than the occasion. He packed his luggage and left Brazil on Wednesday, arriving in Vienna the evening earlier than weigh-ins.
Away from the cage since 2018 previous to this match and a pure flyweight when he was actively competing in Brazil, Lamark was clearly unprepared. And regardless that the bout was marketed by XCC as a welterweight showdown, Lamark claims he stepped on the dimensions at 186 kilos for the official weigh-ins.
Questioned concerning the stoppage, Lamark blamed the Austrian chilly and a sinus an infection for his poor efficiency.
“Folks thought it was odd that I received hit and went down, however they don’t see what occurs backstage,” Lamark mentioned. “I left Brazil, the place it was 97°F, and it’s 40°F [in Vienna]. It’s an entire totally different world. We suffered lots. I’ve unhealthy sinus an infection and rhinitis, and that affected me. It was too chilly there.
“In the event you watch my walkout, and even within the cage, you’ll discover I’m blowing my fingers making an attempt to heat them. My head hurts proper earlier than the combat due to the sinus an infection. I went for the combat to kill or be killed, and when he landed that jab on my nostril, my eyes shut and I turned instantly. I watched the video afterwards… I couldn’t do something.”
Right down to 6-5 as knowledgeable fighter and bothered by the net criticism, Lamark mentioned he plans on competing no less than one closing time to shut his profession on a better word.
“I’m lots higher once I’m well-trained,” Lamark mentioned. “I haven’t confirmed something, and I’m very disenchanted at myself. I do know I used to be 100% affected by the chilly and sinus an infection.
“Despite the fact that it didn’t go the best way I wished, I do wish to return [to fighting]. I’ve a dream of doing it one final combat so my youngsters watch me. And I don’t need it to be abroad, the place I can’t communicate the language. I wish to have my youngsters within the ring with me. So I’m going again to coaching. I had already stopped, however now I’m 100% again to coaching.”
