An Iranian mixed martial arts fighter had reprehensible behavior before and after his fight, for which he was banned for life in Russia. He also received a beating from the public.
The fighter Ali Heibati was the protagonist of a scandalous incident in a competition MMA in Russia. After some provocations and incidents before their fight, the native of Iran hit a “ring-girl” as she introduced the first round with a hip kick.
Then, Heibati He lost his fight and at the end of it he attacked his rival from behind. All this accumulation of nefarious behaviors generated an extreme sanction: lifetime suspension to the fighter in the Russian MMA league HFC.
But that was not all. The Russian public did not tolerate the Iranian’s actions and a group of men went to savagely attack him after his fight: they beat him up for attacking his rival from behind and the “ring-girl.”
The Iranian later issued a public apology in a video where he expressed his regret for his behavior towards the woman.
The fighter justified his action as “a result of the tension prior to the fight and the emotions overflowing at the moment”. “I was tense and, as most understand, emotions flourish in fighting, so before the fight I acted badly towards Maria”said.
“I want to publicly apologize to her. I am a married man, so I respect the female gender. “She was doing her job and I, after the fight, didn’t admit my guilt either, because they also hit me on the head.”he added Heibati.
Source: Ambito
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