VIDEO: Referee stands out by breaking up widespread fight inside the Brave CF cage

Belt dispute at Brave CF ended in confusion (Photo: Reproduction/Twitter)

The fight for the vacant light heavyweight belt (up to 93 kg) between Mohammad Fakhreddine and Mohamed Said Maalen, in the co-main fight of Brave CF 57, held last Friday (11), ended in widespread confusion inside the cage.

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After beating Maalen by technical knockout in the second round, Fakhreddine went to his opponent's corner, teasing and showing the middle finger to the coaches. The act started a widespread fight that could have been much worse if it weren't for the intervention of referee Aaron Wallace.

Wallace, who was not the central referee of the dispute between Fahkreddine and Maalen, managed to enter the cage and prevent the situation from getting worse. The referee managed to remove Fakhreddine and hold fighters and corners until the situation cooled down a bit.

Ultimately, tempers calmed down and Fakhreddine and Maalen went to the center of the cage for the official announcement of the winner.

The tension between Fakhreddine and Maalem did not begin at Brave 57. The rivalry dates back to the first meeting between the fighters, at Brave 52, in August last year, when Maalem achieved a technical knockout in the first round, but landed multiple blows to the back of the head. of Fakhreddine during the process. The Lebanese filed an appeal with the Italian Federation of Grappling and Mixed Martial Arts and the result ended up being changed to “No Contest”.

SEE THE GENERALIZED CONFUSION IN THE BRAVE CF 57:

Don't go starting post fight fights with the Vanilla Gorilla Aaron Wallace Cageside #BraveCF57 pic.twitter.com/GAq6TPP4jn

—Noel O'Keeffe (@nok1980) March 11, 2022

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