A wildly illegal knee strike resulted in a disqualification loss after an MMA fighter couldn't continue

• UAE Warriors returned Friday for its 24th event.
• The show went down at the Jiu Jitsu Arena in Abu Dhabi, and featured a disqualification.

ABU DHABI - A wildly illegal knee strike resulted in a disqualification loss after an MMA fighter couldn't continue a match at a UAE Warriors show Insider attended Friday at the Jiu Ji tsu Arena, Abu Dhabi.

KB Bhullar, a 30-year-old Canadian middleweight, had striking momentum midway through his fight against 32-year-old Syrian fighter Tarek Suleiman.

When Suleiman was in a grounded position, though, and attempting to stand up, Bhullar threw a knee.

The strike would have been fine if Suleiman was already standing, but in a grounded position, it is considered a foul.

The shot bounced off of the side of Suleiman's skull and he fell back to the floor in an instant, unable to defend himself before Bhullar threw another blow.

"That's definitely illegal," one commentator said on the UFC Fight Pass live stream.

Suleiman could not continue and officials entered the cage with a stretcher, however, the fighter did not need to be carried out of the arena and the crowd cheered when he picked himself up from the canvas.

The stretcher was then carried out of the cage, both fighters made their way to the center, and the winner - Suleiman - was announced thanks to Bhullar being disqualified for the illegal knee.

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Suleiman advanced his pro MMA record to 12 wins (five knockouts, six submissions, and one disqualification) against seven losses.

Bhullar, a two-time UFC veteran, incurred his third loss in his last four fights for a foul that was reminiscent of when the UFC bantamweight championship changed hands in March 2021.

Aljamain Sterling became the first UFC fighter to win a title via disqualification back then, when Petr Yan was withdrawn from the UFC 259 fight for landing an illegal knee.

Yan returns to the Octagon for his UFC 267 co-main event fight against Cory Sandhagen - a bantamweight fight that has the interim title on the line.

The UFC 267 show takes place at the Etihad Arena, which is 15 miles from the Jiu Jitsu Arena, on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.

Days before the UFC event, Yan was seen jokingly throwing the same illegal knee during an open workout session Insider attended Wednesday at the Yas Marina Circuit, which hosts the climax of the F1 season in a few weeks.

It is highly unlikely Yan will throw that same strike Saturday.