This has to be one of the biggest mis-matches in MMA history. Travis Fulton, a seasoned MMA fighter from Iowa, fought TKD instructor Jeremy Bullock.
Jeremy was extremely confident coming out to the cage, bouncing around, smiling and waving.
Travis came to the cage as if he were taking a stroll in the park with not a care in the world.
Fulton vs. Bullock is a good example of a fight that never should have happened. Fulton was a 200-pound brawler who had already been in dozens of fights. Bullock was a 170-pound TKD instructor who had no experience at all in MMA. Just 44 seconds into the bout, Fulton picked Bullock up, slammed him to the canvas, and badly hurt him.
To Fulton’s credit, he realized immediately – before the referee did – that Bullock was hurt, and he stopped at once. He also checked on Bullock to see if he was OK, and he didn’t engage in any kind of post-fight celebration. Fulton showed a lot of class.
Fortunately, although Bullock suffered a back injury, he reportedly made a full recovery and went back to teaching taekwondo. He never had another MMA fight, though. [source : mmafighting.com]
Travis Fulton is an American mixed martial artist and a professional boxer in the heavyweight division of both sports. Known as a longtime veteran in mixed martial arts, he has competed in over 300 sanctioned bouts and while he is perhaps best known for competing in smaller US-based promotions, he has also competed in the UFC, the WEC, Pancrase, the Chicago Red Bears of the IFL, King of the Cage and RINGS. He also holds the record for the most sanctioned mixed martial arts bouts, with 313.
Fulton is a busy fighter, racking up over 300 fights in just over 15 years. He debuted on July 26, 1996 when he was 19 years old against Dave Strasser in an event entitled “Gladiators”. He lost by submission via a rear naked choke. Within just over two years of his debut, he had fought 50 Vale Tudo fights including five fights across two tournaments in one month in September 1997, compiling a record of 37-11-2 in that span.
