An Israeli fighter trying to impress Dana White called his Afghan opponent a 'terrorist' during an ugly weigh-in

• An Israeli fighter trying to impress Dana White called his Afghan opponent a terrorist.
• It all went down at a pre-fight weigh-in event ahead of Tuesday's Contender Series fight.

An Israeli fighter trying to impress Dana White called his Afghan opponent a terrorist during an ugly weigh-in.

Oron Kahlon fights Javid Basharat in a Contender Series featherweight fight at the Apex in Las Vegas, with the developmental match's winner potentially progressing into the UFC, as White hands promising talent contracts.

Contender Series fighters can generate headlines through a variety of means, but normally they do so with their combat performances, not their pre-fight face offs.

Kahlon, though, has attracted media attention for a comment he made Monday, when he was face-to-face with Basharat after making weight for the six-fight event Tuesday.

Kahlon could be heard calling Basharat a "terrorist."

The situation could have turned nasty, but Basharat stayed calm. He later said in a statement that an escalation was exactly what Kahlon would have wanted.

Basharat said it all started to kick off when he told Kahlon that he'd still kick his ass even though he missed weight for the fight.

"This pussy wanted a way out by missing weight by three pounds," Basharat said, according to MMA Fighting, citing an Instagram post that has since been removed from the platform.

"I told him I'm gonna still whoop his arse, he then called me a terrorist. [He] wanted a reaction again he wanted a way out. Unlucky for him I ain't going nowhere. I'm waiting to see him tomorrow."

Kahlon, 40, is unbeaten in 12 fights having won three by knockout and nine by submission.

Basharat, likewise, is an undefeated combatant with five knockout wins and five submission wins from 10 bouts to date.