MMA fighter presents bunch of flowers to opponent before kicking him in the face

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MMA fighter landed a shocking kick to his opponent's face after presenting him with a bunch of flowers at their pre-fight press conference.The Russian promotion – believed to be called Arena Fighting – is notorious for some outrageous pre-fight stunts to help build interest for the bouts themselves.It has become customary for brawls to break out at the press conferences, which take place in front of a live in-person audience.That was no different for one of their more recent events, when a fighter attacked his opponent after pretending to approach him with a kind gesture.The aggressor walks towards his rival with a bunch of flowers in hand, but instead of handing them over he attacked him with a high kick before punching him in the face.A scuffle breaks out but they're are soon separated as security rush onto the stage to diffuse the situation.However, just as things looked as though they were calming down and some members of the panel retook their seats, things kicked off again.This time, the recipient of the flowers is slammed to the floor by a security guard, and appears to come off worse in the exchange as he gets back to his feet while holding his shoulder.What's the worst thing you've ever seen a fighter do at a press conference?

Let us know in the comments section. Fighters in the promotion are clearly encouraged to get physical before the actual bouts begin, with numerous examples of on-stage violence during press conferences.Ahead of another another event, two fighters went as far as to pull on a pair of gloves before scrapping – rather unconvincingly – on stage.Meanwhile, Epic Fighting – another eastern European MMA promotion – has a penchant for organising fights between horribly mismatched opponents.Want to.