Fights don’t at all times end with a respectful exchange between two camps.
The bitter feud between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor is MMA’s best example of a rivalry being removed from over once the fight is finished.
Given what’s at stake in a high-level fight, emotions are certain to run high, and that’s not only for the fighters who’re facing off against each other.
There wasn’t an especially tense feud between two competitors who met within the ring this past Saturday night in Liverpool, England.
That being said, it’s not surprising that a fighter who’s won the vast majority of his bouts via knockout securing an enormous finish to win a world title in front of his opponent’s home crowd was all it took to create some ugly scenes.
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Nick Ball’s teammate attempts to lash out at Brandon Figueroa following dramatic title win
On Saturday night, Brandon Figueroa produced a knockout in the ultimate round to win the WBA featherweight title in enemy territory.
Nick Ball was trying to record his fourth defense of the belt when putting it on the road in front of his fans on the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.
While Figueroa was ahead on two of the judges’ scorecards heading into the twelfth, he capped off his performance by stopping the champion.
Beer and other objects weren’t the one things that entered the ring because the away fighter celebrated an enormous victory along with his team.
A fighter was seen climbing through the ropes to attempt to get near Figueroa and his team, only managing a brief kick that appeared to hit considered one of the coaches before security intervened.
Fans on social media identified the person as Andrew Cain, a member of Ball’s team who stopped Alejandro Jair Gonzalez within the ninth round earlier on within the night.
Ball has been involved in a kicking controversy of his own prior to now, when he avoided a degree deduction despite lashing out at TJ Doheny last yr.
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Brandon Figueroa looks to have already got big plans in place
The ugly aftermath of his world title win likely won’t trouble Brandon Figueroa an excessive amount of now that he’s leaving Liverpool with the WBA featherweight title.
It didn’t take long before he was made a suggestion for his next outing contained in the ring.
It has been announced that Canelo Alvarez will return on September 12 in Riyadh in an event themed around ‘Mexico vs the world’.
Turki Alalshikh reacted to Figueroa’s win by calling for him to be an element of this card.
“An enormous congratulations to Brandon Figueroa for showing his character by taking the chance and traveling to the champion’s backyard to capture the WBA featherweight championship with an amazing knockout in the ultimate round,” he wrote on X.
“We would like to see you defend your title for the primary time on September 12 in Riyadh, once we stage Mexico vs. The World – featuring the return of Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez within the most important event.”