Sparring sessions rarely make it onto Instagram feeds unless something spectacularly unexpected happens. For UFC bantamweight Jacqueline Cavalcanti, that moment arrived when she landed a perfectly-timed knee on training partner Artur William during what should’ve been a routine gym session. The footage shows William going rigid, his body stiffening mid-spar before he hit the canvas. The video’s racked up thousands of views with split opinions about whether it’s authentic or choreographed, but Cavalcanti has stood by the moment’s legitimacy.
Jacqueline Cavalcanti’s Accidental Knockout of Male Sparring Partner Goes Viral
Sometimes sparring partners eat shots they don’t see coming, and anatomy doesn’t care about intent.