Athletes clash at UFC Stockholm's 'Media day'. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube MMAFightingonSBN
A moment of tension could be witnessed after UFC Stockholm's 'Media Day', held this Thursday morning (30). At the time of the traditional stares, the Finnish mawan amirkhani and Englishman Chris Fishgold came very close to clashing after exchanging shoves in the final moment of the event. The athletes will perform the third fight on the main card of the event, which takes place this Saturday (1).
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In order to come face to face, the athletes touched their foreheads and, after a brief moment, pushed each other and had to be separated by the event's security guards, as well as former UFC welterweight fighter Dan Hardy, who was mediating. the ceremony. Given what happened, the two continued to provoke each other from a distance until they were removed from the scene.
The rest of the encounters took place peacefully, with many athletes greeting each other before posing for photos. It was even the case that Alexander Gustafson e Anthony Smith, who fight the main light heavyweight duel of the night. The Swede and the North American tried to remain serious, however, they ended up smiling when they looked at each other.
Both Amirkhani and Fishgold are coming off victories in their last fights.
The 30-year-old Finn hasn't fought in over a year. In his last engagement, he defeated the American Jason Knight in a split decision by the judges, at UFC Liverpool, in 2018. In his record, the athlete has 15 fights, with 13 wins and only two losses.
Chris, in turn, fought in February this year, when he defeated Swede Daniel Teymur by submission in the second round, at UFC Prague. In his clashes, the Englishman has 20 fights, with 18 wins and two losses.
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UFC Stockholm fight program
UFC Stockholm fight program
MAIN CARD (14pm Brasília time):
Light Heavyweight: Alexander Gustafson x Anthony Smith
Light heavyweight: Jimi Manuwa x Aleksandar rakic
Feather weight: mawan amirkhani x Chris Fishgold
Lightweight: Damir Hadzović x Christos Giagos
Featherweight: Daniel Teymur x Sung Bin Jo
PRELIMINARY CARD (11 p.m. Brasília time):
Welterweight: Sergey Khandozhko vs. Rostem Akman
Bantamweight: Tonya Evinger x Lina Lansberg
Lightweight: Stevie Ray x Leo Santos
Lightweight: Nick Hein x Frank Camacho
Bantamweight: Bea Malecki x Duda Cowboyzinha
Light heavyweight: Darko Stosic x Devin Clark
Lightweight: Joel alvarez x Danilo Belluardo
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