Video: Punches thrown as PFL Brussels faceoff turns into chaos
Dan Hardy tried his best to prevent the fight, but it was too late. Punches flew at the PFL Brussels ceremonial faceoffs Friday when Khamzat Abaev and Luca Poclit squared up. Abaev (5-1) was first to engage, as he shoved Poclit's hands and threw a kick in the air.
Hardy, who is a PFL matchmaker and squared the fighters off, nearly lost his glasses when Poclit's hand smacked him in the face. Hardy maintained the fighters' distance, but there is only so much one man can do. Just when it appeared things were calm, haymakers were thrown by two opposing team members.
Check out video of the incident (courtesy of PFL) above. Abaev and Poclit (10-2) won't have anyone preventing them from throwing punches Saturday, when the two face off in a welterweight preliminary card bout at ING Arena. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Video: Punches thrown as PFL Brussels faceoff turns into chaos