Ali Saldoev secured a second-round knockout victory over Zakaria El Jamari in a fierce bout at ONE Championship 166. Meanwhile, Arjan Bhullar was disqualified for inactivity, leading to strong criticism from Chatri Sityodtong and Anatoly Malykhin, who labeled Bhullar as 'scared' and 'an embarrassment.' Sityodtong expressed disappointment in Bhullar's performance and stated that India can no longer view him as a hero.
ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong savagely takes down Arjan Bhullar after DQ: 'India will no longer look at him as a hero' https://t.co/2ZISauo0OA
Chatri scathing in his criticism of Arjan Bhullar after ONE 166. "It was very clear he was scared. He deeply let down India. India will no longer look at him as a hero," @yodchatri told me in Doha. Full story for @sportskeedaMMA here: #ONEChampionship https://t.co/hpopDFHB6D
Ali Saldoev went FULL STEAM ahead against Zakaria El Jamari 🥊 #ONE166: Qatar presented by @VisitQatar @MediacityQa @OoredooQatar Watch the full ONE166: Qatar event replay on 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Prime 🇬🇧🇮🇪 Sky Sports 🌍 https://t.co/eBUfsOlZOd https://t.co/q9Y7gXlkaJ
ONE Championship Chair Sityodtong Trashes Bhullar Following DQ via @CagesideJay #MMA #ONE166 #ONEChampionship https://t.co/9068jTvbQW
Chatri and Malykhin gave me their thoughts on Arjan Bhullar. And they didn’t hold back. #ONEChampionship #ONE166 https://t.co/TtNhlOUjN5
Anatoly Malykhin and Chatri think that Arjan Bhullar was “scared”. “He’s not a fighter,” Malykhin said. Chatri: “This one is unacceptable. It’s an embarrassment.” Per @nicatkinONE #ONEChampionship #ONE166 https://t.co/wRTqRGWBSu
Chatri Sityodtong on Arjan Bhullar getting the red card: “I never speak ill of our fighters, rarely ok but this one is unacceptable” (h/t @nicatkinONE 🎤) #ONE166 | @ONEChampionship https://t.co/wqgWnX7mcd
ONE Championship boss @yodchatri told me at the ONE 166 post event press conference he was “deeply let down” by Arjan Bhullar’s performance. Says Arjan “embarrassed India” and that 1.3 billion Indians can’t look up to him any more. @sportskeedaMMA #ONEChampionship #ONE166
Chatri Sityodtong on Arjan Bhullar getting the red card: “I never speak ill of our fighters, rarely ok but this one is unacceptable” #ONE166 | @ONEChampionship https://t.co/qJsolEPBWT
Chatri saying India 🇮🇳 can no longer look at Arjun Bhullar as a hero is a really extreme statement to say. Yes an awful fight but still doesn’t define Bhullar’s career #ONE166 https://t.co/TxHBGb7Eqo
“India will no longer look at him as a hero” is a WILD sentence from Chatri https://t.co/0CSwJkjvlp
Anatoly Malykhin and Chatri Sityodtong say that Arjan Bhullar was ‘scared.’ The ONE boss also labelled the former champ ‘an embarrassment.’ #ONE166 https://t.co/NxXGYOpKij
Chatri Sityodtong goes off on Arjan Bhullar’s performance at #ONE166 😬 (🎥: @scmpmartialarts) https://t.co/J2L6yzt7oO
Chatri says he was ‘deeply let down by Arjan Bhullar’ and that ‘India will no longer look at him as a hero.’ 😳 #ONE166 https://t.co/ixtuPUYJKQ
ONE 166 results, video: Arjan Bhullar disqualified for timidity, champ Jarred Brooks loses belt after illegal slam https://t.co/Db6c5NU2ZX
Arjan Bhullar was just disqualified for passivity at ONE 166
Premier League or MMA? 😅🟨 Arjan Bhullar was handed a yellow card for inactivity 😬 https://t.co/HmIY4c9ZwI
ONE Championship 166 live results from Qatar https://t.co/UpJbS8ozJo https://t.co/bTa4kJ10jK
Ali Saldoev scores a BIG KO win over Zakaria El Jamari 😲 Watch One Championship 166 LIVE on Sky Sports YouTube 📺 https://t.co/KMbYjQHB3f
Ali Saldoev knockouts Zakaria El Jamari in the second round with a vicious combo! #ONE166 https://t.co/SbOKcsUvHs
Ali Saldoev drops Zakaria El Jamari for the second round KO. #ONEChampionship #ONE166 https://t.co/h30y6iomJ2