Lukas Bukovaz was rejected in front of 20,000 fans (Picture: Clash of the Stars)
MMA fighter Lukas Bukovaz was left wanting the ground to swallow him up whole after his girlfriend rejected his marriage proposal in front of 20,000 fans and accused him of cheating.
Fresh from suffering defeat at the Clash of the Stars event in his native Czech Republic, the pink-haired Bukovaz got down on one knee and presented a ring to his partner stood beside him.
Bukovaz had been on the losing side in a two-on-one fight against Jan Michalek and, remarkably, that wasn’t the lowest point of his nightmare evening at Prague’s Fortuna Arena.
That moment duly arrived when his partner immediately recoiled and turned away with a look of sheer panic on her face.
‘Based on everything that’s happened, I think probably not,’ she said into the microphone, prompting a chorus boos and jeers from the crowd.
‘I don’t think so.’
Towards the end of the clip, which has spread like wildfire across social media, a man can be seen throwing water in the direction of Bukovaz’s partner from behind the cage.
The individual in question then proceeds to walk away from the octagon as Bukovaz’s girlfriend turns in disgust.
She later went on to explain her reaction, claiming that Bukovaz had cheated behind her back with another woman ahead of the bout – an accusation he has subsequently denied.
‘I did not cheat on her,’ Bukovaz said a number of times in a video posted to his Instagram account.
Bukovaz has since been meet with both sympathy and mockery on social media, with one fan jokingly backing the Czech fighter to bounce back with ‘the greatest redemption arc in history’.
‘Broski about to pull the greatest redemption arc in history after that villain backstory moment. Motivation 999+ activated,’ the message read.
Another fan on X wrote: ‘Talk about taking the double L. Sorry for the guy.
‘2 losses in 2 mins. Rough for broski,’ responded another.
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