Fight to Win officials came under fire yesterday after the video of Vagner Rocha Sparta Kicking AJ Agazarm went viral.
A disappointed Agazarm made a statement to Flograppling:
“A guy that hits someone in the face and, when he turns his back after wanting a reset, kicks him off the mats, you should take your black belt off and turn it in,”
I knew inevitably the character of Vagner would be revealed . . . it’s like a time bomb: sooner or later it’s going to go off.
If I were to fight Vagner again, I think that there would have to be a serious change in his behavior . . . I mean, you all saw it. It’s disgusting.
You can watch the whole event on Flograppling.com
You can watch Agazarm’s entire video below.
Vagner Rocha released the following statement on his Instagram:
So I’ve spent a good amount of time thinking about what I did yesterday, and at the end of the day I’m not sure how I feel. I go to a competition (fight) where my opponent has told everyone he’ll strangle me unconscious and use my body as a raffle prize for people to pose and take pictures with; and this is not the first time he has disrespected me! Some people may not understand the kill or be killed mentality of a fighter in that situation. Emotions run high and the testosterone is flowing, which is not always resultant in the best decision making. I could have kept it on the mat the whole time and feel that a one second decision does not define the match that lasted ten minutes. I do feel extremely bad for the Stolberg family at the table that I pushed AJ into and publicly apologize to them and will contact them personally to apologize.
Reaction from AJ’s coaches mirrored this – Agazarm’s coaches were very close to getting in an altercation with Seth Daniels following loss (by decision).
The match was initially continued because Fight To Win Promoter Seth Daniels said:
