MMA fighter Losene Keita was not going to let a broken LEG stop him getting down on one knee to propose to his model partner.
He broke his leg in the opening moments of his fight with Mate Sanikidze in Prague.
Keita was in agony as he dropped to the floor for treatment.
But before he was rushed to hospital, he summoned up the strength to propose to his girlfriend Kedist Deltour, who is a former Miss Belgium.
And now he has recovered, and is raring to resume his MMA career.
The OKTAGON MMA lightweight champion dropped down to featherweight in July to challenge for Mate Sanikidze's belt in Prague.
But the title bout ended in painful disaster after only one minute.
Following a grappling exchange, OKTAGON MMA lightweight champion Keita got to his feet but immediately began to hobble on one leg.
The referee was quick to step in and wave the bout off, much to the shock of fans inside the packed out arena.
Keita was barely able to stand but he quickly turned his attention to his partner Kedist who was in the cage with him.
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And before she knew it her fighter boyfriend - who was already on one knee from the injury - was brandishing an engagement ring.
She said yes and Keita pulled off his masterplan, refusing to let the horror injury hinder him any more.
He told SunSport: "The proposal was planned before the fight.
"I was not like, ‘Oh because I've had a bad day I need to make up for it’. The broken leg was not going to stop me!"
But did Keita's now fiancee like the unconventional proposal?
He said: "Yeah, we enjoyed it."
Just five months after his brutal leg break, Keita, 25, is amazingly due back in the cage back at featherweight against Niko Samsonidse, 28.
He said ahead of the fight on Saturday: "It’s been a long time for me.
"In terms of most fighters it hasn't been that long, but for me it’s been the longest of my career, I can’t wait to get back, I’m hungry."
Keita also has his eyes on a rematch with Sanikidze - who is now at bantamweight - as there is unfinished business to resolve.
He said: "Of course I want my rematch, but he made a coward move, but I know that guy is doing anything to avoid me."
