Former NFL receiver Johnnie Morton was knocked out less than a minute into his first professional mixed martial arts bout at the K-1: Dynamite USA, then was suspended from the sport for refusing to take a drug test.

Morton's debut Saturday night at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ended 38 seconds into the first round, when he caught a right hand to the head from Bernard Ackah of the Ivory Coast.

Morton, who played for Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chief, was hospitalized but not seriously hurt, Armando Garcia, executive director of the California State Athletic Commission, told the Los Angeles Times.

Source: www.mlive.com