BUZZ Mikulášek accuses Batfalský of selling out his trainer; Batfalský hits back

A feud with no fight attached has opened between a Clash fighter on a long slide and one of Czech MMA's brighter young prospects. Václav Mikulášek went after Jakub Batfalský, according to MMA Fanatik Slovakia, and the 23-year-old replied almost immediately.

Mikulášek's complaint is about loyalty. He accused Batfalský of betraying the trainer who helped him reach Oktagon, asking in a message, in translation: "What is it like to sell your trainer and friend for a few crowns?" He also claimed that without him, Batfalský's friends would not know anyone in the promotion, and he added personal insults.

Batfalský answered in kind. He mocked the 35-year-old for borrowing money for new teeth he cannot repay, and said Mikulášek had commented on a video of his that he was a woman. He argued there is a difference between losing a fight and giving up and then complaining about circumstances, and he rejected the label of informer, saying he has never even been questioned. Both sets of claims are the fighters' own and are not independently confirmed.

The two are at very different points. Mikulášek once fought in Oktagon and now competes in Clash; our records show him at 9-13. This is also not his first public quarrel this week: on Oct. 26 he said he was angry at René Blahovský and asked him for a February fight in Prague, with nothing booked.

Batfalský has more to lose from distractions. He is 10-2 as a pro and has won his last two Oktagon fights, the most recent a unanimous decision over Vojtěch Khol at Oktagon 92 on Aug. 1. He fights Ayton De Paepe on Nov. 21 in Třinec.

Nothing suggests the two will meet in a cage. Watch whether Mikulášek keeps pushing the exchange, and whether Batfalský's fight in Třinec draws more of it.