You are here : World News – Russian opinion» Sports» Final Combating Youngsters? Right here’s what the UFC needed to say about youngsters moving into the octagon… (VIDEO)
Final Combating Youngsters? Right here’s what the UFC needed to say about youngsters moving into the octagon… (VIDEO)
Amid the fights and fanfare at UFC Moscow, one native reporter took the time to ask a query to promotion government Dave Shaw that was clearly bugging him: will we ever see youngsters slugging it out within the octagon?
Saturday evening within the Russian capital noticed house hero Zabit Magomedsharipov scrape a choice win in opposition to Calvin Kattar of their featherweight essential occasion on a card that had additionally featured the ladies’s bantamweight match-up between Australia’s Jessica Rose-Clark and Sweden’s Pannie Kianzad earlier within the night.
Additionally on rt.com
UFC Moscow: Russian featherweight sensation Zabit Magomedsharipov wins struggle of attrition with Calvin Kattar
And, provided that the UFC has feminine rivals, one native journalist was curious as as to if that is likely to be the cue for anybody and everybody to be allowed within the octagon, together with kids.
“The UFC used to say that they’ll by no means have girls preventing, and now they’ve girls preventing on the playing cards, so will there ever be youngsters’ fights within the UFC, as a result of there are in some championships,” the reported mentioned through translation.
“Youngsters within the UFC?” requested the promotion’s head of worldwide, Dave Shaw, earlier than replying: “No, we received’t have kids within the UFC.”
So there you could have it.
?♂️ pic.twitter.com/vQ2z1Q25el
— Jed I. Goodman (@jedigoodman) November 9, 2019
In equity to the reporter, Chechnya’s Akhmat MMA promotion held bouts between kids a number of years in the past, that includes the sons of native chief Ramzan Kadyrov.
The transfer got here below criticism from figures together with Russian MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko, whereas the Russian Sports activities Ministry mentioned it might open an enquiry into the fights.
UFC boss Dana White was famously filmed stating in 2011 that ladies would “by no means” compete within the promotion, earlier than backtracking when Ronda Rousey confronted Liz Carmouche in the primary occasion of UFC 157 in February of 2013.
However the promotion reversing its ‘no kids’ stance is considerably much less possible, it appears.
Additionally on rt.com
‘He kicked his chin into orbit’: Russia’s Ankalaev lights up UFC Moscow with HUGE front-kick KO (VIDEO)
