An Iranian MMA fighter got his ass kicked not once, but twice, while competing at an event in Moscow.
Ali Haverty, who made his promotional debut at Hardcore MMA 90 on April 19, immediately made fans of the fight uncomfortable by kicking a ring card girl in the butt as she tried to walk her around the cage. She then turned around and appeared to exchange a few words with Haverty before the referee stepped between them and presumably gave Haverty a warning.
It didn’t take long for Haverty to make a comeback, as his opponent Arkady Osipian easily defeated him with a flurry of ground and pound hits in the final minutes of the opening round.
The match was stopped, and Haverty got up and tried to restart the scrap, firing several cheap shots at Osipian while his back was turned.
Despite repeated poor sportsmanship, Haverty attempted a head kick to the commentators during the post-fight interview, but was inexplicably allowed to remain in the cage.
By the time he got out of the cage, the fans were ready to pounce.
As he started to make his way to the backstage area, a flood of fans shoved Haviity on his butt, threw him into several chairs, and then threw fists and everything else at the disrespectful MMA fighter.
Iranian Muslim mixed martial artist kicks ring girl for wearing clothes at Russian tournament
Before the match, Iranian fighter Ali Heibati kicked a girl who had brought up a sign with her round number written on it.
In the first round, the Iranian player lost to the representative of… pic.twitter.com/cR64IZp7JD
— Voice of Europe 🌍 (@V_of_Europe) April 21, 2024
Chaotic scene in Russia… 😱
Ali Haverty is a despicable repeat offender, like a ring girl, who attacks her son in the bathroom and inflicts dangerous violence on children at family parties. 🤦♂️
— La Sueur (@LaSueur_off) April 20, 2024
The moment Iranian fighter Ali Heibati kicked a ring girl
Mano de Seu 😱
O momento que o lutador ali heibati chutou a ring girl pic.twitter.com/xXXX0j5pKn
— Max Tips (@tipsandpicksus) April 22, 2024
Ali Heiberty apologizes for rude behavior at Russian mixed martial arts event
After all the drama, Mr. Haverty issued a public apology to the girl on the ring card named Maria.
“Hello, everyone. This is for Maria. I didn’t do right by her. The reason for that was because there were a lot of fistfights before the MMA match. I was in the cage and just outside. I just wanted to go out there and fight,” he said. “I was nervous and, as many people understand, emotions run high during matches, so I behaved badly towards Maria before the match.
“I want to publicly apologize to her. I’m a married man, so I respect women’s sexuality. She was at work and after the fight, I didn’t admit my guilt either. Because they… Please tell Maria I’m sorry.” (h/t DailyMail)
Unfortunately for Haverty, it was too little, too late. When it was all over, he was sentenced to a lifetime ban from HFC.
