It has not been a good few months for the Russian bodybuilder known as 'Popeye' because of his huge biceps.
Kiril Tereshin, who has developed huge Popeye-like arms by injecting his muscles with highly dangerous synthol, suffered embarrassment when he had to top out of an MMA fight just three minutes in.
But it turns out it is not the only humiliating defeat he has faced in combat sports this year, after he was floored by the world slapping champion back in May.
Footage of him being sent flying to the ground by the slap has reemerged after he hit the headlines for the wrong reasons again in the cage.
Russian bodybuilder Terershin, who went viral for his bulging biceps via injected synthol in 2017, was taking part in the "Faces of Stone" tournament.
A crowd of people watched on as he got into a war of words with opponent Vasiliy ‘The Dumpling’ Kamotskiy before their clash had even begun.
But he was silenced and onlookers were left shocked as a powerful blow sent him crashing to the ground, appearing groggy as he was dragged to his feet and given smelling salts to try and find his bearings again.
To make things even worse, Kamotskiy had barely flinched when Tereshin had struck him with a slap that was immediately disallowed as it broke the rules just seconds earlier.
"Are you alive?" Tereshin was asked as he was dragged to his feet, clearly dazed by the force of Kamotskiy.
In his defence, Kamotskiy is known as an unrivaled force in the sport, winning the inaugural slapping championships at the 2019 Siberian Power Show.
Bizarrely, it seems the defeat Tereshin suffered was the inspiration behind his ill-fated journey into the cage.
He posted a video of the slapping bout on Instagram at the time and asked his followers whether they would like to see him in a cage fight.
He duly delivered an appearance - and was forced to tap out after being rocked early on, knocked down, pinned and forced to tap out by Ole Mongol.
Tereshin has been warned that synthol can cause pulmonary embolisms, nerve damage, infections, sclerosing lipogranuloma, stroke and oil-filled cysts or ulcers in the muscle.
He was warned earlier this year that he may even need to have his arms amputated.
Doctor Yuriy Serebryanskiny said that his bodybuilding obsession could end in disaster.
He said: "He could lose movement in his arms, the muscles could turn into ballast that he won't be able to use to lift things. He could end up disabled."
And professional powerlifter Kirill Sychev agreed, stating: "You can see it in his face, there is something unhealthy about it.
"This is a person, who needs complex medical help. Not just to drain his arms and detox his blood, but also psychiatric help."
