<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12395123" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="javid-basharat" source="Orion">Javid Basharat</keyword> earned a <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> contract after a <keyword id="12003696" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="contender-series" source="Orion">Contender Series</keyword> win last week in Las Vegas.</li><li>But before the bout, his opponent <keyword id="12395122" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="oron-kahlon" source="Orion">Oron Kahlon</keyword> called him a "terrorist."</li></ul>Afghan <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> fighter <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/javid-basharat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Javid Basharat</a> wanted to make his opponent <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/oron-kahlon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oron Kahlon</a> "suffer" when the Israeli called him a racist slur.Things got ugly at a pre-fight Contender Series weigh-in in October when Kahlon went face-to-face with Basharat, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/an-israeli-ufc-fighter-called-his-afghan-opponent-a-terrorist-2021-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">could be heard calling his opponent "terrorist."</a>Things could have escalated but Basharat kept his cool and said later in a statement that Kahlon would have wanted a violent reaction.The following night, <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-fighter-chokes-opponent-who-called-him-terrorist-2021-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Basharat choked Kahlon in front of Dana White</a> and impressed the UFC boss so much that he handed him a contract to fight for the promotion.White, who was aware of the slur, said the UFC wouldn't do anything about the comment, and instead said: "Justice gets served," inside the Octagon.One week later, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/11/2/22759541/javid-basharat-wanted-opponent-suffer-calling-him-racist-epithet-these-things-cannot-be-tolerated" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Basharat told MMA Fighting</a> that he wanted to make Kahlon "suffer" in the fight."I was thinking to myself if I slap him now, I only get one slap in before everybody breaks it up or something, and the fight's going to be called off."I went in there thinking I'm going to fight this guy, and I'm going to make him suffer for 14 minutes. I'm going to make him suffer for 14 minutes, and then get him when I want to get him."Angered by the comment, Basharat continued: "He's going to give me submissions, he's going to want a way out but I'm not going to take it. He's going to give me knockouts, he's going to want a way out, I'm not going to take it."I'm going to beat him up until when I've had enough, I'm going to submit him. To be honest, I had enough."Victory advanced Basharat's pro <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> record to 11 wins (five knockouts and six submissions) against zero losses or draws.The way Basharat carried himself through fight week, in the fight itself, and beyond, has boosted his name value in the sport.He finished by remarking that he appreciates other people - fans and media - who were also offended by Kahlon's "terrorist" comment."It just shows these things cannot be tolerated and people are on the same wavelength as me, even though it wasn't directed at them," he said."It was directed at me, but they still got offended by it. Because racism's a no-no. You don't just get racist and you just don't do that sort of stuff."

Afghan MMA fighter wanted to make his Israeli opponent 'suffer' when he was called a racist slur

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12395123" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="javid-basharat" source="Orion">Javid Basharat</keyword> choked the <keyword id="12003696" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="contender-series" source="Orion">Contender Series</keyword> opponent who called him "terrorist" the day before.</li><li>The Afghan <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> fighter impressed <keyword id="12003697" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="dana-white" source="Orion">Dana White</keyword> so much the <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> boss handed him a contract.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> fighter Javid Basharat choked <keyword id="12395122" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="oron-kahlon" source="Orion">Oron Kahlon</keyword>, the opponent who called him "terrorist" just one day before, in a win that impressed <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> boss <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/dana-white" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dana White</a> so much he handed the Afghan athlete a contract.Basharat appeared calm despite the slur, which <a href="https://www.insider.com/an-israeli-ufc-fighter-called-his-afghan-opponent-a-terrorist-2021-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">happened during Monday's weigh-in ceremony</a> ahead of Tuesday's bantamweight match under the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/contender-series" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Contender Series</a> promotional banner in Las Vegas.He said at the time that Kahlon would have wanted him to lose his cool. So he did the opposite, remaining poised throughout the week before channeling his aggression perfectly to defeat his opponent by third-round guillotine choke.The win advanced Basharat's unblemished pro MMA record to 11 wins (five knockouts and six submissions).Watch his latest victory right here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-UFC (@ufc) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1453174983325331457">October 27, 2021</a></blockquote><h2>'Welcome to the UFC, brother'</h2><div type="image" title="Javid Basharat celebrates in front of Dana White." height="1370" width="2000" msid="87305394" hostid="261"></div>White could be seen smiling in the immediate aftermath of Basharat's victory, as the 26-year-old mounted the fence of the Octagon and gesticulated right in front of the company president.Handing the fighter a UFC contract later, White called Basharat "mean" and "nasty."He said: "The entire fight he was going for the finish. He destroyed him. He did whatever he wanted to do to him, whenever he wanted to do it."On the pre-fight controversy that threatened to mar the Contender Series, White said: "It was definitely in his head, but it wasn't in his head - if you know what I mean."He came in and did what you do in these types of situations. Impressive. I was blown away by the entire performance. Welcome to the UFC, brother."<h2>UFC won't do anything about Kahlon's inflammatory comment</h2><div type="image" title="Javid Basharat jumps out of his seat to receive his UFC deal." height="1499" width="1999" msid="87305396" hostid="261"></div>Kahlon's "terrorist" comment was ugly, inflammatory, and unnecessary, but the UFC won't do anything about it as, according to White, "it got done tonight."Speaking to reporters at the post-event press conference, White said: "This is the beautiful thing about the sport, and I say it all the time."This is not a nice sport, this is a very rough sport, we say a lot of mean things to each other … [but] justice gets served at the end of the day."When you have a situation like that, the best way to solve the problem is you fight, and you fight legally, you get paid to do it. And that's what happened tonight."When asked if he ever concerns himself with an athlete who may cross the line during a pre-fight war of words, White simply said: "No."He continued: "You can add that to the pile to nasty things that have been said in this sport. And not just this sport, but boxing, I'm sure Muay Thai, kickboxing - you name it. Mean things are said."In this insanely politically correct world we're living in, this is one place that is not."

An Afghan MMA fighter choked the opponent who called him a 'terrorist,' impressed Dana White, and won a UFC contract

<ul class="summary-list"><li>An Israeli fighter trying to impress Dana White called his Afghan opponent a terrorist.</li><li>It all went down at a pre-fight weigh-in event ahead of Tuesday's <keyword id="12003696" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="contender-series" source="Orion">Contender Series</keyword> fight.</li></ul>An Israeli fighter trying to impress <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/dana-white" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dana White</a> called his Afghan opponent a terrorist during an ugly weigh-in.<keyword id="12395122" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="oron-kahlon" source="Orion">Oron Kahlon</keyword> fights <keyword id="12395123" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="javid-basharat" source="Orion">Javid Basharat</keyword> in a <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/contender-series" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Contender Series</a> featherweight fight at the Apex in Las Vegas, with the developmental match's winner potentially progressing into the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a>, 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, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/10/25/22745151/oron-kahlon-calls-afghani-fighter-javid-basharat-terrorist-in-ugly-moment-contender-series-weigh-ins" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to MMA Fighting</a>, 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.

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

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Dan Ige pleaded with people to stop using Victoria Lee's death to further conspiracy theories.</li><li>Angela Lee announced her 18-year-old sister's passing this month. Victoria died in December.</li></ul>LAS VEGAS — <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> fighter Dan Ige told Insider and other reporters Saturday that he hopes conspiracy theorists give the Lee family "the respect they deserve" after Victoria Lee died aged 18 in December."Give them freaking respect because that's their tragedy," Ige told us. "That's their loss. It's all of our losses."Hawaii-based Lee was an up-and-coming athlete with Singapore fight firm One Championship.Her older sister Angela, a champion fighter at One Championship, announced Victoria's passing on social media — <a href="https://www.insider.com/victoria-lee-dies-and-one-championship-mma-industry-mourns-2023-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news that stunned the MMA industry</a>."Victoria was the most beautiful soul who ever lived," <a href="https://www.instagram.com/victorialee.mma/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=11f12e70-3b94-4037-a67f-20fea838478d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Angela said on Instagram</a>. "She was the best little sister in the world."One Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong said in a separate statement on Facebook: "I am heartbroken by Victoria Lee's passing."<h2>Ige scored a thumping win Saturday and mentioned the Lee family in his victory speech</h2><div type="image" title="Victoria Lee dies aged 18." height="1333" width="2000" msid="97005827" hostid="261" sizebytes="169184"></div>Backstage, Insider asked Ige if he could share his thoughts regarding Victoria's life, death, and what she meant to Hawaii."Honestly, it's super hard," Ige said. "I never knew Victoria. I know Christian, I know Angela, her husband, their dad, and when that news came out, a girl being so young, 18, with tons of potential and loved by so many — it's just heartbreaking. That's one of our own."No cause of death has been given for Lee's death, which has fueled speculation online.Ige addressed this Saturday at the Apex in Las Vegas."I just pray that people give [the Lee family] respect because, on social media, everyone wants to come up with the conspiracy [that] it was the vaccine, or was it mental health. Was it this? was it that?"But whoever's even coming up with these conspiracies, give them some respect," said Ige."An 18-year-old passes, and they're gonna mourn that for the rest of their lives. We're gonna wake up Monday and read the newspaper and see what's next. It's an absolute tragedy."They were definitely weighing on my heart, and the only thing you can do is pray for them because she's gone, and there's no bringing her back."<h2>Ige had won his fight in considerable style</h2><div type="image" title="Dan Ige." height="1374" width="2000" msid="97005830" hostid="261" sizebytes="143060"></div>Earlier in the evening, Insider was ringside for Ige's thumping, walk-off knockout win he struck against Damon Jackson in the second round of their featherweight fight.The finish bucked a three-fight skid for Ige and advanced his pro-MMA record to 16 wins (five knockouts, five submissions, and six decisions) against six losses.Watch his win right here: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—ESPN MMA (@espnmma) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1614441634074365957">January 15, 2023</a></blockquote>Elsewhere at the UFC's first event of 2023, Umar <a href="https://www.insider.com/umar-nurmagomedov-knockout-thrills-onlookers-in-highlight-video-2023-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nurmagomedov maintained his undefeated run with a knockout</a> so incredible it fortified his reputation as future champion material.<a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-highlight-videos-ufc-event-alhassan-knockout-nascimento-submission-basharat-2023-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Abdul Razak Alhassan, Allan Nascimento, and Javid Basharat</a>, meanwhile, lit up the ESPN prelims with strong performances of their own.The UFC's next live event is on January 21 as a pay-per-view show UFC 283, takes place in Rio de Janeiro. The company then returns to Las Vegas for another Fight Night event at the Apex on February 4.

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Afghan MMA fighter wanted to make his Israeli opponent 'suffer' when he was called a racist slur

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An Afghan MMA fighter choked the opponent who called him a 'terrorist,' impressed Dana White, and won a UFC contract

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

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Dan Ige pleaded with people to stop using 18-year-old Victoria Lee's death to further conspiracy theories

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