An MMA star has been banned for life from the Hard Fighting Championship (HFC) after kicking a ring girl before a fight at the weekend.
THE Iranian fighter Ali Heibati faced Arkady Osipyan at the Hardcore MMA tournament in Moscow on Friday night. Before the match even started, Heibati came forward and kicked a ring girl in the rear as he walked by holding a card that meant the first round was about to begin.
The woman appeared surprised by Heibati’s behavior, she approached him to express her disapproval. The referee steps in and keeps them away while appearing to warn Heibati about his behavior.
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A few minutes later the match started but it lasted for a while as o Osipyan secured the victory by TKO in the first round.
His victory was confirmed by the referee who called off the fight just over 30 seconds before the end of the round as he found Heibati unable to defend himself.
As the referee escorted Osipyan back to his corner, Heibati rose to his feet and began attacking his opponent. He managed multiple hits on Osipyan as he had his back turned.
He was quickly removed by several people as well they entered the cage to separate the two men while they awaited the official verdict. The tension didn’t stop there as the two fighters took the mic inside the cage next.
Heibati seemed annoyed by something and attempted to kick a commentator in the head. In other videos, Heibati is attacked by members of the crowd after his match, as they push him into some chairs and take several blows to the head.
After his shameful acts, Heibati took to social media to apologize to the ring girl named Maria.
“Hi to all. This is for Maria. I didn’t treat her right. The reason was that before the MMA match there was a lot of punching. I stayed there in the cage and I just wanted to go out and fight.” said the fighter.
And he continued: “I was tight and, as most people understand, emotions run high in the race, so before the race I was mean to Maria. I want to publicly apologize to her. I am a married man, so I respect the female gender. She did her job and I, after the fight, didn’t even admit my guilt, because I was also hit on the head. Tell Maria I’m sorry.”
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