Ali Heibati, an Iranian fighter, inexplicably moved forward and kicked a ring girl in the derriere as she passed, indicating that the opening round was about to begin. As soon as Heibati landed the kick, the woman in question was understandably shocked. She dropped the card down and moved towards Heibati in order to confront him. At this point, the referee stepped in and separated the two individuals. He gave Heibati a piece of his mind before signaling the start of the fight.
However, the fight did not last too long as Heibati was stopped in the first round itself. Following the stoppage, Heibati landed multiple cheap shots after the fight was called off. This resulted in an all out brawl between both camps, similar to that at UFC 229 between McGregor and Nurmagomedov. This resulted in a permanent ban from the organization for the Iranian fighter. He has since issued an apology to the ring girl as well as to his opponent on social media.
