Australian MMA Prospect Jack Becker suffers horrific injury at Eternal MMA 66
Australian MMA prospect and UFC hopeful, Jack Becker, suffered a gruesome injury today at Eternal MMA 66.
As half of the main event, Becker was looking to defend his EMMA lightweight title against Aidan Aguilera. In what was expected to be one of his final bouts before getting called to the big stage, Becker’s ankle horrifically snapped just seconds into the first round.
Eternal MMA posted the full fight on their Instagram, you can view it here.
Jack Becker broke his leg just seconds into defending his Eternal MMA Lightweight Championship after he threw a leg kick. Wishing Becker a speedy recovery#Eternal66 pic.twitter.com/VOOZEb3Och
— Jason Hagholm (@JHagholm1) May 29, 2022
Prior to Eternal MMA 66, Becker (10-3-0) was on a three-fight win streak, with wins over Aguilera, Daniel Hill, and Brentin Mumford. At just 29-years old, Becker is listed as the #2 lightweight in the Australian and New Zealand circuit and the #14 lightweight in Japan, according to Tapology.
As Becker lost the bout due to the injury, Aguilera was crowned the new EMMA lightweight champion and is now 2-3 in his last five.
The New @Eternal_MMA Lightweight Champion Aidan Aguilera. Not the way Aguilera wanted to win the Championship#Eternal66 pic.twitter.com/f6GAq7L5Vz
— Jason Hagholm (@JHagholm1) May 29, 2022
With such a horrific end to what could have potentially been a life-changing night for Jack Becker, we wish him a speedy recovery and hope to see him back soon.
