In Las Vegas, a Michael Jackson impersonator went viral after taking down a man trying to pick a fight using Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) techniques.
That impersonator showed he's not the one to be messed with. His name is Santana Jackson and, along with MJ impersonation, he also is a professional wrestler.
The video shows a man with a green "Can't Fix Stupid" t-shirt swinging wildly at Jackson, who blocks the hits easily.
The King of Pop impersonator sees a fleeting moment where the man put his arms down and seizes it.
In a flash, both people are on the ground. The man in the green shirt is flat on his back and grabbing onto Jackson's shirt and then hair as Jackson gets on top of him and makes his way from a side mount into a choke hold.
The heckler tries to keep a hold onto Jackson's hair but was unable to hold on from being in the choke hold.
At this point, a crowd is starting to form. The person taking video gets closer to the men on the ground as people attempt to break up the fight.
People are shouting:
"Stop!"
"Get him, Mike!"
Eventually, the two are separated. Michael Jackson walks away while the man in the green shirt slowly gets up off the ground.
WELCOME TO FREEMONT STREET !! hee hee \n@FOX5Vegas @LasVegasLocally @lasvegas @WWEUniverse @ufc @michaeljacksonpic.twitter.com/fAvVn4QdXr— Marcus deegan\ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffc (@Marcus deegan\ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffc) 1642271653
The video has already reached 2.2 million views and over 100 comments.
The comment section could not resist making jokes about the humiliating scene.
This is how MJ had the industry after releasing Thriller lolpic.twitter.com/b4XlhE6amf— Bangtan\u2077\u1d39\u265a\u1d36 (@Bangtan\u2077\u1d39\u265a\u1d36) 1642389386
This is the most \u201cwhat have I done\u201d moment I\u2019ve ever seen on this apppic.twitter.com/pMWdx7HBT1— SAINT (@SAINT) 1642356059
Can you imagine being taken down by a Michael Jackson impersonator? How do you ever come back from that?— Mich (@Mich) 1642363193
If ever got choked out by a Michael jackson impersonator I think I might move countrieshttps://twitter.com/deeganmarcus/status/1482420877207629824\u00a0\u2026— capcrunchbeats (@capcrunchbeats) 1642392191
No, you cannot..pic.twitter.com/KG0nrLVpJv— Double Vaxxed Brett \u270c\ud83c\udffb (@Double Vaxxed Brett \u270c\ud83c\udffb) 1642308595
You've been hit by - \nyou've been struck by - \na smooth criminal\u2026https://twitter.com/deeganmarcus/status/1482420877207629824\u00a0\u2026— Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc (@Rex Chapman\ud83c\udfc7\ud83c\udffc) 1642368669
Oh lord that smooth criminal just took down that streetwalker to get on the floor, rocked his world and left blood all over the dance floor oh well, I guess that\u2019s just human nature\u2026 2 bad.. I\u2019ll see myself out.. Don\u2019t wanna be startin\u2019 somethin\u2019.— Roberto Barrera (@Roberto Barrera) 1642342053
The moonwalk DDT\u2026 that ain\u2019t his finisher?— Busted Agenda (@Busted Agenda) 1642372802
He almost got to meet the real MJ too— Chris At Night (@Chris At Night) 1642280665
People always wanna be startin something— Steven Lyles (@Steven Lyles) 1642276654
That moment when you\u2019ve been hit by, you\u2019ve been struck by a smooth criminal.pic.twitter.com/vN5XYl8pg2— Dre (@Dre) 1642366627
Michael was smiling at the beginning cuz he knew he about to easily mess this guy up pic.twitter.com/8SaQ7yStRn— Noel Dizon (@Noel Dizon) 1642308759
When you get submitted by Michael Jackson, what happens in Vegas, simply cannot just stay in Vegas.— Shawnplex (@Shawnplex) 1642383690
Jackson posted about the incident on his Instagram page.
The caption explained what happened before the video and why it went down the way it did:
"That's why I train."
"I'm not trying to hurt this guy, just trying to restrain him from swinging at me."
"So I was performing and this guy came out of nowhere and started hitting me, so I have to put him down for his own good."
"Please know I don't think fighting is the answer, so try to avoid a fight if u can. Stay safe."
Luckily, no one was seriously injured during the tussle thanks to Jackson's MMA training.
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