VIDEO | Darren Till Spars With Abdu Rozik In Abu Dhabi
Darren Till had his hands full out in Abu Dhabi when he ran into Abdu Rozik.
‘The Gorilla’ has been out in the UAE for a little while now getting rounds in with the likes of Leon Edwards and socialising with reputed Irish mob boss Daniel Kinahan.
Till was in attendance at the Probellum boxings show at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on Saturday. So was the viral sensation Rozik who the Liverpudlian claims stole his girl before starting a fight. Check out footage from the public sparring session below.
Abdu Rozik Is Making A Habit Of Scrapping At Sports Events
The Russian viral sensation isn’t scared to get into it publically with his rivals. Rozik became famous after a mock press conference was posted to YouTube touting a fight between him and Hasbulla, who also suffers from the same rare form of dwarfism.
Rosik and Hasbulla were both in attendance at UFC 267 earlier this year and came to blows following the conclusion of the light-heavyweight title main event at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
Since then, Dana White has expressed some interest in making Rozik vs. Hasbulla happen in the UFC Octagon, despite the fact the proposed fight has been condemned by many, including the Russian Athletic Association For Dwarfs who issued a statement condemning the “unethical” match-up.
“It’s not even like a show fight — they (Magomedov and Rozik) get paid a lot of money and it’s a show to make people laugh,” Uliana Podpalnaya said. “There’s nothing serious about this, this isn’t sport. This is unethical, wrong, from my point of view. It seems to be that only on the one hand it can be correct and beautiful — if martial arts among small people are made a Paralympic sport.“
“It could be Judo, Karate, and people will understand that this is a serious sport, serious performances, and not some kind of laughing show,” Podpalyana explained. “Events like this don’t draw attention to the sport of little people. If interest in this appears, it’s only business a lot of money is being invested in it. And from the point of view of the sports career growth of these guys, there are no prospects.“
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