By Pakistan Karate team captain, Shahzaib Rindh, stirred controversy when he slapped India’s skipper, Rana Singh, during a press conference in Dubai, just a day before their anticipated clash at Karate Combat 45.
The incident, captured on video and rapidly circulated on social media, showed Rindh delivering the slap to Singh on stage. Rindh’s remark following the altercation added fuel to the fire, asking, “How was the slap bro?”
Notably, Rindh made headlines in February this year for achieving the fastest knockout in Karate Combat history at the event in Mexico City. In just 21 seconds of the first round, the 25-year-old stunned his opponent, Marco Cubas of Peru.
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The upcoming Karate Combat event in Dubai, hosted by former mixed martial artists Bas Rutten and George St Pierre, along with YouTuber Mike Majlak and renowned Indian actor Salman Khan, promises an intense showdown. The fight card includes notable matchups such as Craig Jones vs Andre Muniz in the Pit Submission series, and the co-main event featuring Luiz Rocha vs Myrza-Bek Tebuev for the Bantamweight title.
The highly anticipated Karate clash between India and Pakistan, with Rana Singh facing off against Shahzaib Rindh, is expected to be a highlight of the event. Other matchups include Himanshu Kaushik vs Uloomi Karim and Pawan Gupta vs Rizwan Ali.
The preliminary fights will see athletes such as Adam Noi, Ali Motamed, Huang Shuai Lu, and Ali Zainfar in action, along with gripping grappling matches featuring Craig Jones vs Rinat Fakhretdinov and Kaynan Duarte vs Pouya Rahmani.
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