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Modestas Bukauskas details spirited walkout energy ahead of UFC 284 return: ‘I could feel ancestors giving me strength’

Modestas Bukauskas UFC 284 WalkoutUFC light heavyweight, Modestas Bukauskas claimed his most recent Octagon walk in Perth, Australia earlier this month brought something entirely different than prior walks, explaining how an energy-filled trek to combat was fueled by ancestors and his late grandparents. Bukauskas, who made his short-notice Octagon return earlier this month at the RAC Arena, turned in […]

Modestas Bukauskas UFC 284 Walkout

UFC light heavyweight, Modestas Bukauskas claimed his most recent Octagon walk in Perth, Australia earlier this month brought something entirely different than prior walks, explaining how an energy-filled trek to combat was fueled by ancestors and his late grandparents.

Bukauskas, who made his short-notice Octagon return earlier this month at the RAC Arena, turned in the most high-profile victory of his professional career to date, travelling to hostile territory to land a close, unanimous decision win over Tyson Pedro ‘Down Under’.

The victory came as Bukauskas’ third consecutively, having regained the Cage Warriors heavyweight crown with a one-sided eventual fourth round knockout win over Chuck Campbell back in December of last year. 

14-5 as a professional, Bukauskas had previously competed four times under the Dana White-led banner – dispatching Andreas Michailidis with strikes, before suffering a trio of defeats against Jimmy Crute, Michal Oleksiejczuk, and a devastating TKO defeat to Khalil Rountree Jr. – suffering a debilitating knee injury to boot. 

Modestas Bukauskas details an energy-filled walkout experience ahead of UFC 284

Sharing his experience of walking out in front of a hostile crowd at the RAC Arena ahead of his UFC comeback against Pedro, Bukauskas explained how he felt “strength” was provided to him from ancestors and his late grandparents ahead of his fight.

“I had a very, sort of euphoric opening walkout, actually,” Modestas Bukauskas told LowKick MMA reporter, Frank Bonada. “I felt a real energy, like although I was getting booed, like when I was walking out, I felt so calm. It was weird to me, to have felt that calm. It was probably the most present I ever felt. I felt really in the moment – I could feel everything, I could see everything, I could hear everything – everything just felt like ‘4K’.”

“…Here I felt in the moment, ready to go,” Modestas Bukauskas explained. “I could feel my ancestors giving me strength and energy. And even like my – like I had a weird moment where I felt like my grandparents like presence, ‘cause they both passed away from my dad’s side. And I remember just saying to my dad before we walked out, I said, you know, ‘Grandma and grandad, they’ve given up energy. I’m feeling it. We’re going to go in and do the job.’” 

Modestas Bukauskas details spirited walkout energy ahead of UFC 284 return: ‘I could feel ancestors giving me strength’

Modestas Bukauskas UFC 284 WalkoutUFC light heavyweight, Modestas Bukauskas claimed his most recent Octagon walk in Perth, Australia earlier this month brought something entirely different than prior walks, explaining how an energy-filled trek to combat was fueled by ancestors and his late grandparents. Bukauskas, who made his short-notice Octagon return earlier this month at the RAC Arena, turned in […]

Modestas Bukauskas UFC 284 Walkout

UFC light heavyweight, Modestas Bukauskas claimed his most recent Octagon walk in Perth, Australia earlier this month brought something entirely different than prior walks, explaining how an energy-filled trek to combat was fueled by ancestors and his late grandparents.

Bukauskas, who made his short-notice Octagon return earlier this month at the RAC Arena, turned in the most high-profile victory of his professional career to date, travelling to hostile territory to land a close, unanimous decision win over Tyson Pedro ‘Down Under’.

The victory came as Bukauskas’ third consecutively, having regained the Cage Warriors heavyweight crown with a one-sided eventual fourth round knockout win over Chuck Campbell back in December of last year. 

14-5 as a professional, Bukauskas had previously competed four times under the Dana White-led banner – dispatching Andreas Michailidis with strikes, before suffering a trio of defeats against Jimmy Crute, Michal Oleksiejczuk, and a devastating TKO defeat to Khalil Rountree Jr. – suffering a debilitating knee injury to boot. 

Modestas Bukauskas details an energy-filled walkout experience ahead of UFC 284

Sharing his experience of walking out in front of a hostile crowd at the RAC Arena ahead of his UFC comeback against Pedro, Bukauskas explained how he felt “strength” was provided to him from ancestors and his late grandparents ahead of his fight.

“I had a very, sort of euphoric opening walkout, actually,” Modestas Bukauskas told LowKick MMA reporter, Frank Bonada. “I felt a real energy, like although I was getting booed, like when I was walking out, I felt so calm. It was weird to me, to have felt that calm. It was probably the most present I ever felt. I felt really in the moment – I could feel everything, I could see everything, I could hear everything – everything just felt like ‘4K’.”

“…Here I felt in the moment, ready to go,” Modestas Bukauskas explained. “I could feel my ancestors giving me strength and energy. And even like my – like I had a weird moment where I felt like my grandparents like presence, ‘cause they both passed away from my dad’s side. And I remember just saying to my dad before we walked out, I said, you know, ‘Grandma and grandad, they’ve given up energy. I’m feeling it. We’re going to go in and do the job.’” 

Tyson Pedro Describes Test From His Father To Become A Fighter

Choosing to make your living as a fighter isn’t an easy decision, and Tyson Pedro says his father made sure to give him a brutal test before signing off on his son’s desired career path. The 31-year-old successfully returned from a nearly f…

Choosing to make your living as a fighter isn’t an easy decision, and Tyson Pedro says his father made sure to give him a brutal test before signing off on his son’s desired career path. The 31-year-old successfully returned from a nearly four-year layoff last year when he stopped Ike Villanueva in the first round….

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Watch: Modestas Bukauskas Wins LHW Title With Devastating Punch

MMA fighter Modestas Bukauskas is now a two-time Cage Warriors Light Heavyweight Champion. At the recently concluded Cage Warriors 148 on New Year’s Eve, Bukauskas put opponent Chuck Campbell to sleep with a killer right hand in the fourth round….

MMA fighter Modestas Bukauskas is now a two-time Cage Warriors Light Heavyweight Champion. At the recently concluded Cage Warriors 148 on New Year’s Eve, Bukauskas put opponent Chuck Campbell to sleep with a killer right hand in the fourth round. The victory secured ‘The Baltic Gladiator’ the vacant title. Interestingly, the belt was vacated by…

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UFC Releases Modestas Bukauskas

‘The Baltic Gladiator’ is no longer on the UFC roster. On Thursday, it was reported that Modestas Bukauskas was released from the UFC. A source close to the situation subsequently confirmed the release to Lowkickmma. The 27-year old Lithuanian fighter would comment on the situation by responding to the Twitter account UFC Roster Watch, which […]

‘The Baltic Gladiator’ is no longer on the UFC roster.

On Thursday, it was reported that Modestas Bukauskas was released from the UFC. A source close to the situation subsequently confirmed the release to Lowkickmma.

The 27-year old Lithuanian fighter would comment on the situation by responding to the Twitter account UFC Roster Watch, which reports the release of every UFC athlete.

“It is what it is, but I’m so grateful for all the love and support; I was given a great opportunity but didn’t make the most of it ……… trust me though, next time I will,” Bukauskas wrote.

The somewhat surprising release comes a month and a few weeks after suffering a nasty knee injury against Khalil Rountree at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till. In the second round, Roundtree landed an oblique kick on Bukauskas that ended the fight via TKO.

In an interview with MyMMANews.com, he said he had successful knee surgery and added, “Everything went to plan, and I’m on the full road to recovery. I knew it was gonna be a quite painful operation because it’s the most I’ve had done, but hey, I’ll be back firing on all cylinders whenever I come back.”

Bukauskas went 1-3 in the UFC with two TKO losses. ‘The Baltic Gladiator’ was victorious in his UFC debut when he finished Andreas Michailidis via TKO on Fight Island. The former Cage Warriors Light Heavyweight champion was then matched up with UFC contender Jimmy Crute but would get knocked out in two minutes.

In Bukauskas’ third UFC fight, he lost a very controversial split decision to Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 260, in which all but one media member scored for Bukauskas.

The 27-year old will have a plethora of options when he is healthy and ready to fight again. He told LowkickMMA that he would eventually be back with the UFC.

What do you think of the UFC’s decision to cut Modestas Bukauskas?

Marc Goddard Believes Oblique Kicks Aren’t A Problematic Tactic

Marc GoddardMarc Goddard is adamant that oblique kicks should continue to be a legal strike in MMA. The veteran MMA referee took to Twitter to give his stance on the oblique kicks future in the MMA. “I understand the aesthetic & why people have a hard time with it – but this is MMA & it’s […]

Marc Goddard

Marc Goddard is adamant that oblique kicks should continue to be a legal strike in MMA.

The veteran MMA referee took to Twitter to give his stance on the oblique kicks future in the MMA.

“I understand the aesthetic & why people have a hard time with it – but this is MMA & it’s all dangerous! Heel hooks, knee bars, reaping etc all directly attack the knee. It’s never nice to see a fight end with injury but we need to get over what we are doing here!”

“It absolutely is an aesthetic! Of course the injury result from it can be catastrophic – but so is brain health, eyesight etc and these are ALL at risk,” Goddard added. “The statistics in which we see this technique employed are very low, even lower when looking at which ones end fights!”

Goddard believes that it is only the look of oblique kicks that make them so bad. Goddard has a point and it is relevant to the 12-6 elbows as well. Those elbows are illegal mostly because of how devastating and barbaric they look. Goddard proclaims that, like any move inside the octagon there is a counter for the oblique kick. Will the oblique kicks be a banned strike now because of how bad they look when being used? The most notorious fighter known for using them oblique kicks being Jon ‘Bones’ Jones.

The oblique kick has come under scrutiny after Khalil Rountree Jr.’s use of it in his win over Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Fight Night this past Saturday.

While many MMA fans and even fighters like Kelvin Gastelum believe they should be an illegal strike and no longer be able to use inside the octagon. Brodeskas took to social media to congratulate Rountree on his win, even still people are complaining about the strike that beat him.

The oblique kick like any other move inside the MMA is intended to harm the opponent and take him out of the fight. If the UFC bans the oblique kick, where does it stop?

Do you agree with Marc Goddard? Should the oblique kick remain legal?