MMA star Losene Keita was not going to let a broken LEG put a KO to his engagement plans with his model partner.
The OKTAGON MMA lightweight champion dropped down to featherweight in July to challenge for Mate Sanikidze’s belt in Prague.
MMA star Losene Keita proposed to his girlfriend after he broke his leg
@kedist_deltourMiss Belgium Kedist Deltour is engaged to MMA star Losene Keita[/caption]
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INSTAGRAM @kedist_deltourKedist Deltour said yes in the cage[/caption]
But the title bout ended in painful disaster after only one minute.
Following a grappling exchange, Keita got to his feet but immediately began to hobble on one leg.
The referee was quick to step in and wave the bout off, much to the shock of fans inside the packed out arena.
Keita was barely able to stand but he quickly turned his attention to his partner – ex-Miss Belgium Kedist Deltour – who was in the cage with him.
And before she knew it her fighter boyfriend – who was already on one knee from the injury – was brandishing an engagement ring.
She said yes and Keita pulled off his masterplan, refusing to let the horror injury hinder him any more.
He told SunSport: “The proposal was planned before the fight.
“I was not like, ‘Oh because i’ve had a bad day I need to make up for it’. The broken leg was not going to stop me!”
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But did Keita’s now fiancee like the unconventional proposal?
He said: “Yeah, we enjoyed it.”
Just five months after his brutal leg break, Keita, 25, is amazingly due back in the cage back at featherweight against Niko Samsonidse, 28.
He said ahead of the fight on Saturday: “It’s been a long time for me.
“In terms of most fighters it hasn’t been that long, but for me it’s been the longest of my career, I can’t wait to get back, I’m hungry.”
Keita also has his eyes on a rematch with Sanikidze – who is now at bantamweight – as there is unfinished business to resolve.
He said: “Of course I want my rematch, but he made a coward move, but I know that guy is doing anything to avoid me.”
Oktagon MMA Keita was left unable to stand after breaking his leg[/caption]
Keita ahead of his return fight