Karate Combat 45; Shahzeb Rind slapped the “Indian captain”.
The event will be hosted by Dubai (Photo: Screenshot).
The Pakistani karate master slapped Indian captain Rana Singh during the pre-event press conference.
The Karate Combat 45 event was held in Dubai on Saturday, in which the captain of the Pakistani karate team Shahzeb Rind slapped the Indian counterpart, the video of which is going viral on social media.
After the slap, Shahzeb provoked the Indian captain and asked how the slap felt.
In the Karate Combat 44 held in Mexico in February of this year, Shahzeb Rind made history by defeating his opponent Marco Cubas of Peru in just 21 seconds in the first round.
The Dubai-based event is hosted by former mixed martial artists Boss Rotten and George St-Pierre, while well-known YouTuber Mike Majlak and Bollywood actress Salman Khan will also headline the tournament.
The fight night will kick off with Craig Jones vs. Andre Muniz while the bantamweight title fight between Luis Rocha vs. Mirza Bek Tabiou is included.
India vs Pakistan
Rana Singh v. Shahzeb Rind
Himanshu Kaushik Vs Ulumi Karim
Pawan Gupta Vs Rizwan Ali