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Dana White put on a Hasbulla shirt in an Instagram video, displeasing many fans. In an Instagram Video, the UFC boss appeared in a shirt featuring ‘Mini Khabib’ to hype up the upcoming Power Slap 3.

Power Slap, the slap fight promotion owned by Dana White has an event on July 7 headlined by a clash between Ajay Hintz and his former coach Wolverine.

 

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The promotion is very controversial among fans. While most fans ridicule the sport for potentially causing long-term trauma and compromising the competitors’ cognitive abilities, some believe it to be another combat sport in the category of Boxing and MMA.

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Hasbulla, on the other hand, is universally loved by fight fans. In fact, Dana signed Hasbulla for more money than some actual fighters, which raised many eyebrows.

Why Dana White Loves Hasbulla

 

Dana White first met Hasbulla at UFC 267 in Dubai after Hasbulla announced “Dana White, I’m coming to UFC Abu Dhabi. See you and be ready.” on an Instagram video. Dana White replied with “Hasbulla…I cannot wait for our meeting and I cannot wait to see you.” in a video on his Instagram.

 

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Hasbulla, who, like Khabib Nurmagemedov is from Dagestan, suffers from dwarfism. He went viral in 2021 when he feuded with the Uzbek Abdur Rozik- another little person.

Sparks flew between the two when Hasbulla accused Abdur Rozik of being a bad Muslim for endorsing online betting- a sin in Islam. Rozik accused Hasbulla of the same for swearing during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

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A fight was promised but never materialized. But Hasbulla went on to rub shoulders with the likes of Khabib Nurmagomedov, Mike Tyson, Shaquille O’Neal, to Dana White himself, who signed Hasbulla to a 5-year contract with Hasbulla at UFC 267 in Dubai due to the latter’s popularity.

Fans react to Dana White’s video wearing Hasbulla shirt

Fans were unhappy and they let their displeasure known. Some of the reactions of fans on Reddit were:

Reddit user ‘K9BEATZ‘ urged Dana to keep Hasbulla out of promoting Power Slap.

“Leave Hasbulla out of this. Hasbulla is loved worldwide. Power Slap on the other hand…”

‘cwis001’ asked that there be no comparison between Hasbulla and Power Slap

“dont compare Hasbulla to Powerslap my guy 💯”

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While ‘SynthSapphire’ simply reiterated most fans’ love for Hasbulla

“We do love Hasbulla.”

Clearly, the fans felt like Dana was using Hasbulla- who is loved by ordinary people as well as celebrities- to promote Power Slap. Of course, we don’t know whether this was a deliberate move by Dana or just a coincidence. Do you think Dana planned this move, or was this just the shirt he decided to wear that day? Tell us in the comments below.

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