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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 06: In this UFC-provided handout picture, (L-R) Tim Elliott hits Jordan Espinosa in her flyweight bout during the UFC 259 event at UFC APEX on March 6, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
A UFC fighter accused his opponent of being a « damn thug » in the second round of his fight on Saturday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. UFC flyweight competitor Tim Elliott dominated all three rounds against Jordan Espinosa during the preliminary card for UFC 259, but what happened at the end of the second round was one of the strangest scenes in UFC history.
“I heard that you choked a woman to death in 2018 … you a bully? Are you a damn thug « Said Elliott.
That was … a moment … Tim Elliott accuses Jordan Espinoza of being a » brawler « in the middle of a fight # UFC259 pic.twitter.com/25BgrMXBjg
It’s not sure what Elliott was talking about According to the video, the fighter had received « news » of the incident that Elliott accused Espinosa.
The important part, at least for the flyweight fighter who won UFC 259, was that Elliott believed it was happening was, and seemed to use the idea to drive him to the dominant victory.
When the fight started, Elliott accused Espinosa of rubbing fat all over his body. Elliott even made a big show of it by playing wiped his hands on his shorts and complained to the referee.
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