VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Mike Malott was lucky to dodge disaster at UFC 289. An unexpected scary moment occurred Saturday night at Rogers Arena where a railing gave way as fans leaned over it to cheer on and high-five Malott just as his walkout began. The moment Malott’s signature walkout song of “Fatlip” by Sum 41 started blaring, a plethora of fans tumbled to the arena floor on top of each other in a wild scene caught on video . It wasn’t apparent on the UFC 289 broadcast, and viewers didn’t get their first inkling of what happened until cageside commentator Daniel Cormier said, “Oh my God, somebody fell out of the stands.” Railing collapses #UFC289 pic.twitter.com/ffFaHdomfY — Taner (@TanerFrank) June 11, 2023 After his submission win over Adam Fugitt , Malott said the railing collapse didn’t cause him to lose focus. “I noticed it for like a quarter of a second,” Malott said. “It fell

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