Fighter from Tajikistan Faridun Odilov apologized for the behavior of fans who threw bottles at the Russian Mikhail Mokhnatkin after their fight at the ACA 168 tournament in Moscow.
Mokhnatkin lost earlier than expected to Odilov in Moscow. After the fight, the Russian went to the room under the stands and his team started throwing bottles from the stands.
— I apologize to my fans. We say don’t do that. They are fighters like us.
— Possible sanctions in the future?
— This is a question for the league. Our guys all love fighters, they love fighting, that’s why they come here. Just emotions. I think they will improve.
— Maybe they threw bottles not at Mokhnatkin, but at the representatives of his corner, Maga Molodoy (Magomed Magomedov)?
– Well yes. These are just emotions. We didn’t understand what happened (between us). Yes, we had nothing. See you soon, shake hands, everything is fine. It’s just that there were misunderstandings based on emotions, ”the correspondent of reports Odilov’s words.
Source : MatchTV
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