Video| Israeli fighter calls his Afghani opponent as “terrorist”
Las Vegas (QNN)- During their pre-fight weigh-in, Israeli fighter Oron Kahlon called Afghanistan’s Javid Basharat a “terrorist” on Monday, turning a ceremonial faceoff to an ugly ahead of Dana White’s Contender Series 45 event.
When Basharat and Oren paired together for a traditional pre-fight faceoff at the fighter hotel, Basharat seemed to decline his opponent’s handshake as they neared, and the two then began speaking indistinctly to each other.
After a brief faceoff, the two turned forward, and Kahlon clearly could be heard saying “terrorist.”
Watch | Afghan wrestler refuses to shake hands with his Israeli opponent, and the latter said "you are a terrorist!"#FreePalestine pic.twitter.com/okQLb0Riag
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Basharat, who primarily trains out of England, previously has spoken about providing a positive story for his native Afghanistan by securing a UFC contract with a win on Tuesday night. He would be the second Afghan-born fighter on the current roster alongside lightweight Nasrat Haqparast.
“There are not many good things to say about Afghanistan on the news,” Basharat told The Sun. “You don’t hear about it. If I can be one of those people to bring a good light to it, it’s going to be great. We’ve already got one Afghan fighter in Nasrat Haqparast and he’s doing very well.”
