The appearance of the infamous Hasbulla was one of the major storylines heading into UFC 267 earlier today (Sat., Oct. 30, 2021) live on ESPN+ from inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
Hasbulla, who has become a bit of a legend around the MMA community, reached out to UFC president Dana White earlier in the week to let him know he’s coming to the fights. As promised, Hasbulla flew into Abu Dhabi yesterday and quickly started to gain the attention of everyone around.
White decided to sit Hasbulla front and center so he can watch the stacked UFC 267 card cageside. Everyone from the fighters competing to MMA personalities watching in attendance loved seeing Hasbulla posted up for the action. Even former UFC champion Daniel Cormier stepped away from his commentating duties to take a quick video with the Russian.
Daniel Cormier messed with the wrong man. Hasbulla the champ. pic.twitter.com/9RgfNzTtCq
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) October 30, 2021
While everything seemed to be going right with Hasbulla things quickly took a turn for the worse when his archrival, Abdu, showed up to the arena. Abdu was sharply dressed and made his way around backstage before walking out to his seat. When he locked eyes with Hasbulla that is when all hell broke loose. Check it out below:
CHAOS cageside as Hasbulla and Abdu confront each other at #UFC267 pic.twitter.com/1Uz1Ec3BFJ
— MMA mania (@mmamania) October 30, 2021
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