Wardrobe malfunction distracted Letourneau at UFC Ottawa

In the closing moments of Valerie Letourneau's bout with Joanne Calderwood at UFC Fight Night 89, it was obvious something was amiss.

An annoyed Letourneau stopped fighting in the third round after taking a hard kick to the chest, much to the confusion of the referee and her opponent. At first it looked like the kick may have stunned her, but Letourneau explained in an Instagram post Wednesday that her distress was due to an issue with her wardrobe.

"My only problem during the fight is that my bra slipped multiple times and in the third round it literally slipped under my breasts," Letourneau wrote. "That is why I stared, embarrassed, at the referee, and I have no idea what 'JoJo' told me, but I had to keep fighting.

"It seems that I was being mocked because I seemed to be complaining of blows to the breast. I think that I have nothing to prove regarding the number of hits I can take without complaining."

Calderwood would go on to defeat Letourneau via TKO.

Apparently, Letourneau's attire was troubling her throughout the fight as detailed by one observer.

"Guys, would you be able to keep fighting without being distracted if one of your nuts were slipping out of your shorts?" Letourneau wrote. "Anyway, it does not excuse my defeat, but I wanted to clarify this part of the fight."