Russian UFC fighter Rustam Khabilov has taunted "friend" Jorge Masvidal with a clip knocking down the American with a 'Bottle Cap Challenge' spinning kick with the caption "taking part before he got famous".
The Russian beat Masvidal on a unanimous decision way back in November 2013 at UFC: Fight for the Troops 3, winning 'Fight of the Night' honors in the process.
In honor of the viral Bottle Cap Challenge craze, Khabilov posted a clip from the fight in which he plants a spinning back heel onto the face of Masvidal, knocking him to the ground.
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"I took part in this challenge even before he got famous," Rustam wrote in the accompanying caption in Russian, before singing off in English: "how r u my friend? Congrats."
Masvidal shot to fame with an huge upset KO win over Darren Till in London and then a stunning five-second demolition of Ben Askren with a flying knee at last weekend's UFC 239 after a protracted build up that threatened to bubble over with bad blood.
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Russian UFC fighter Rustam Khabilov has taunted "friend" Jorge Masvidal with a clip knocking down the American with a 'Bottle Cap Challenge' spinning kick with the caption "taking part before he got famous".
The Russian beat Masvidal on a unanimous decision way back in November 2013 at UFC: Fight for the Troops 3, winning 'Fight of the Night' honors in the process.
In honor of the viral Bottle Cap Challenge craze, Khabilov posted a clip from the fight in which he plants a spinning back heel onto the face of Masvidal, knocking him to the ground.
View this post on Instagram
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"I took part in this challenge even before he got famous," Rustam wrote in the accompanying caption in Russian, before singing off in English: "how r u my friend? Congrats."
Masvidal shot to fame with an huge upset KO win over Darren Till in London and then a stunning five-second demolition of Ben Askren with a flying knee at last weekend's UFC 239 after a protracted build up that threatened to bubble over with bad blood.
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After his win over the hottest name in MMA right nRead More – Source
