In the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) Fighting Night in Washington, U.S., on July 16, China's Li Jingliang TKO (Technical Knockdown) russia's Selikhov Muslimu won.
After Li Jingliang won, he proudly displayed the Chinese flag, but the flag was quickly torn by the American staff on the field.
Allegedly, this is because Li Jingliang violated the UFC's new rules prohibiting the display of flags in octagonal cages
Li Jingliang became the first high-profile boxer to violate the new rules of the organization.
After the game, Li Jingliang once choked back tears. "You shouldn't be able to shed tears here, this is where the warriors are." In this ring, you must not only have skills, but also strength, physical fitness, speed, top reflexes, and a strong will. ”
The world's top mixed martial arts fighting federation recently announced that boxers are prohibited from displaying their national flag in octagonal cages at any time during, after or before the match.
The new rule was created to avoid Russian boxers flying the flag in an octagonal shape to prevent the various sanctions imposed on Russian and Belarusian athletes since the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War from causing headaches for the Fight League.