Israeli Fighter Misses Weight And Calls His Afghan Opponent A Terrorist

An ugly moment unfolded at the weigh-ins for Dana White’s Contender Series on Monday when bantamweight veteran from Israel Oron Kahlon called his opponent Javid Basharat a “terrorist” at the conclusion of their face off.

Originally from Afghanistan, Basharat was jawing with Kahlon as soon as the staredown began, but the back-and-forth turned very personal after the fighters faced forward for photos.

Just before the athletes separated with UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby standing between them, Kahlon, who originally hails from Israel, turned and used the slur against Basharat, who immediately pointed back at his opponent but did not escalate the situation.