UFC fighter Nursulton Ro‘ziboyev called on Uzbek athletes not to participate in Kazakhstan's Octagon league. This was reported by “Sportnews.kz”.
Ro‘ziboyev made this appeal during a live broadcast on his Instagram page. The athlete reached this decision due to the incident that occurred before the press conference of the Octagon league in Almaty.
Kazakh fighter Erkabulan To‘ktar suddenly slapped Uzbek Odilxon Kamolov after a scuffle. This incident caused a great uproar among mixed martial arts fans and the public. Some speculate that this event could have been a planned action.
In particular, Tajik fighter Kamariddin “Kamil Karate” Hasanov emphasized that this incident was organized to increase interest in the third fight between To‘ktar and Kamolov.
The Octagon league quickly responded to the controversy and took strict measures against the athletes – To‘ktar and Kamolov were suspended from competitions for six months.
