This looks more like something you would expect to see in WWE rather than MMA.

Every MMA fighter hopes that their debut performance is the kind that opens doors for them, but amateurs James Collins and Marty Navis probably no longer appreciate that metaphorical phrasing.

The newbie pair met in a 175lb contest at Cage Titans 27 in Plymouth, Massachusetts on Saturday night, but before either man had any real chance to impress the fight came to a bizarre conclusion.

An attempted takedown sent both men careening into the cage door, which flung open upon impact, causing the combatants to tumble dangerously to the floor. Footage of the incident was made public through the Instagram account of UFC veteran Joe Lauzon, who works with one of the fighters involved.

A Twitter source cited by MMAFighting stated that the bout was declared a no-contest.

Not a good night for one of my fighters. Through the gate and onto the floor. No contest. My fighter was okay but the other guy went to the hospital for (I think) his ribs.

A video posted by Joe Lauzon (@joelauzon) on Jan 30, 2016 at 7:39pm PST

Here it is from another angle….

H/T MMAFighting

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