Ex-Bellator MMA fighter from Israel, Haim Gozali has landed himself in controversy after uploading pictures on his instagram with Missles inscribed with names of muslim MMA fighters Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Khamzat Chimaev and Belal Muhammad.
Investigative sports journalist Karim Zidan took to twitter to share the images.
“Haim Gozali—an MMA fighter known as “The Israeli Batman”—posted this picture on IG of a missile that he inscribed with the names of Muslim UFC fighters like Khabib Nurmagomedov, Khamzat Chimaev and Belal Muhammad. Caption reads “This from me to the [Rat]“
Israeli mixed martial artist Haim Gozali rose to prominence in the Bellator MMA promotion. Gozali, who was born on May 6, 1973, has a foundation in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has adeptly applied it to his mixed martial arts career. He trained under the legendary Renzo Gracie and holds a fifth-degree black belt in jiu-jitsu.
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Haim Gozali has a professional MMA record of 15 wins and 6 losses. His last fight took place in 2021 at RFP 86 where he defeated Ilya Lupinov via triangle choke submission in Round 1. He hasn’t fought since 2021 and prior to that he was riding on a seven fight winning streak. He has competed in Bellator, which is one of the world’s premier Mixed Martial Arts organisation.
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