Bare-knuckle fighter Jack Grady sparked a mass brawl in the ring after his opponent, Ryan Reber, flipped a finger following his rival's disqualification.
Grady and Reber were competing on the BKFC 32 card in Orlando, with the latter undefeated and looking to take a third successive win home after a bright start to life with the promotion. Grady was seen trying to be extremely aggressive in the ring during the early stages and was penalised by the referee for attempting to headbutt his opponent.
In the second round, there was a repeat offence from Grady, and the referee had seen enough, calling a halt to the contest and disqualifying Grady, who was left angered by the decision. The official stepped between the pair and prevented any shots from being fired away between the pair, before Reber elected to flip two fingers at his rival as the event was stopped.
This saw Grady see red, dragging himself away from the grasp of the referee and attempting to land more punches on his rival despite having already been disqualified. Security began pouring into the squared circle in an attempt to pull the two apart who were intent on continuing to go at it after Grady's flurry of illegal shots.
Several members of both mens' teams also became involved in attempting to drag the pair apart, with Grady pulled away to the right-hand side of the ring. Reber was restrained on the ropes and elected to refrain from continuing the melee by cooperating with security.
BKFC president David Feldman was also seen entering the ring in a bid to calm the situation, with security largely able to prevent any further brawling from taking place. Grady found himself dragged down to the ground after remaining incensed with his opponent following he referee's decision to disqualify him.
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Once on the ground, officials could be heard shouting "I've got him", with Grady finally resisting the urge to try and find his opponent in the opposite corner. The pair were eventually escorted away from the venue, with the rest of the card proceeding as planned.
It remains unclear if Grady could find himself punished after the incident, which saw him disqualified and tarnished a positive start to the fight. Meanwhile, Reber will look to preserve his undefeated record in a new fight, and finds himself on the wrong end of luck again after having a fight cancelled earlier this year.
