Sweden’s Moein Ahmadi knows how to put on a show.
The regional fighter was riding a two-fight win streak leading into his main event opportunity at FCR 21 inside Strawberry Field in Stockholm, Sweden. His opponent, Theodor Berggren, was a 24-year-old prospect riding his own win streak, but the fight itself cannot compare to Ahmadi’s walkout.
In the video above, Ahmadi goes to careful pains to recreate the assassination attempt of former US President Donald Trump. Wearing a hair piece, suit jacket, and red cap, Ahmadi first waves to the crowd until “SHOTS FIRED” cause his corner team — appropriately dressed like secret service members — swarm him. When they back off, Ahmadi’s ear is covered in a bloody bandage, and he calmly shakes hands en route to the cage.
Alas, the theatrics didn’t result in a win. It took Bergren just about 90 seconds to jam his foe into the fence, land huge punches, and crumple him into a heap. The finishing clip can be seen in full below courtesy of MMA Twitter OG, Caposa.
Theodor Berggren dumps Moein Ahmadi on his head before swarming for the finish in R1 #FCR21 pic.twitter.com/8mEsUIOtCT
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 7, 2024
As a result of the win, Berggren improves to 6-1 as a professional. As for Ahmadi, it’s a difficult loss. His walkout doesn’t quite rival the best of Genki Sudo, but perhaps going viral is something of a silver lining after the defeat?