Overview

• Marcin Szołtysik dropped to one knee at the opening bell and tapped the canvas before any strikes were thrown at Babilon MMA 54 in Grudziądz, Poland.
• Officials ruled Jacek Kujtkowski the winner by submission at 0:01, as the referee immediately waved off the bout.
• Szołtysik later said on Instagram that he forfeited as a protest against alleged manipulation by people he described as his own team, and he apologized to his opponent.
• Babilon criticized Szołtysik’s conduct in a Facebook statement and called the situation bizarre, noting the win is officially recorded yet leaving open how it may be treated in records.
• A clip of the one‑second tapout spread widely on X with hundreds of thousands of views, drawing sharp backlash from fans.