Dana White reacts to Oron Kahlon calling Afghani fighter Javid Basharat a ‘terrorist’ during their faceoff on Contender Series
UFC president Dana White has given his thoughts on Oron Kahlon calling Afghani opponent Javid Basharat a “terrorist”.
During the weigh-ins for last night’s Contender Series, Kahlon missed weight and proceeded to label Basharat a terrorist in front of UFC officials and the media. It doesn’t appear as if anything came of it in terms of official punishment, but when they got inside the Octagon, Basharat made him pay with a dominant performance that was capped off by a nice submission victory.
When asked to give his opinion on what went down, Dana White didn’t seem to be overly phased.
Dana White on the comments said during the weigh ins yesterday. pic.twitter.com/B9jynGSSZm
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) October 27, 2021
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1453174983325331457
Oron Kahlon (left) missed weight (3lbs too heavy) for his scheduled fight tomorrow at #DWCS. He will be fined 20% of his purse.
Javid Basharat wasn't happy about it and didn't shake hands with Kahlon. Kahlon called him a terrorist soon after…. pic.twitter.com/N5pflxW2wU
— Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) October 25, 2021
“If you look, you can add that to the pile of some pretty nasty things that have been said in this sport. Not just this sport – 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.”
Basharat was subsequently awarded a contract with the UFC after a well-rounded and impressive display.
Do you agree with Dana White or do you think Oron Kahlon should’ve been punished further? Let us know your thoughts on this unfortunate saga down in the comments, BJPENN Nation!
