MMA fighter Jindrich Janecka resuscitated after cardiac arrest during Cage Game 2 bout

Jindrich Janecka suffered a cardiac arrest during his bout against Tomas Skalicky at Cage Game 2 on 11 November 2026, according to Oktagon MMA chief medic Norbert Bidrman. The medical team performed CPR, delivered a defibrillator shock and administered oxygen before Janecka regained consciousness inside the cage. An ambulance then transported him to hospital.

Bidrman confirmed that Janecka was fully oriented and communicating with medical staff before he was handed over to emergency services. “He was fully conscious in the cage. He was communicating with us,” Bidrman said in a statement shared on social media.

The chief medic said the most likely cause was a cardiac arrhythmia triggered by a blow to the chest, though he stressed that the exact cause had not yet been confirmed. “Most likely this could have been some kind of arrhythmia caused by a blow to the chest that he received earlier,” Bidrman said, adding that the team would now work to establish why the arrest occurred.

Bidrman also praised the local emergency services for their rapid response. “BRNO, the ambulance service, whom we greatly thank for arriving on time, has taken him over, and he is now already at the hospital,” he said.

Oktagon MMA shared Bidrman’s full statement on its official social media channels following the incident, which took place during what had been billed as the main event of Cage Game 2.