The Ukrainian boxer was spotted in the company of the Russian mixed martial arts fighter Islam Makhachev.
Ukrainian boxer Vasily Lomachenko posed for a photo with Russian mixed martial arts fighter Islam Makhachev while watching the UFC fight in Las Vegas, USA. Related video published On the official UFC Twitter account on March 5.
According to media reports, Islam Makhachev is friends with Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov, and there is a photo on the internet of Makhachev accepting a gift while visiting Kadyrov. The warrior had last visited Kadyrov in October 2022.
Kadyrov, in particular, defended Makhachev after his last fight, in which the athlete won a controversial victory over the Australian Alexander Volkanovsky. After the fight, the Russian was accused of breaking the rules after the weigh-in when he allegedly used forbidden droppers to restore them.
How did Ukraine react to Lomachenko’s photo with Makhachev?
The UFC video caused a huge backlash on Ukrainian Twitter. Ukrainian people’s activist Sergei Sternenko declarationLomachenko “embracing a Russian who supports aggression”.
“While there is a war here, Vasya Lomachenko flies to the United States to have fun and cuddle with the Russians. With permission to travel abroad, Lomachenko flew to America to watch the UFC championship – mixed style fights,” wrote Sternenko.
Recall, on January 27 it became known that the page of the former Ukrainian boxer Vasily Lomachenko on the social network Instagram was blocked in Ukraine.
Earlier, on January 4, the Chesno movement reported that the 2008 and 2012 Olympic boxing champion Vasily Lomachenko is on the list of traitors to the state.
Source: Focus
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