MMA
Scandal at RFA! Oleg Serdyuk, who has a Nazi-themed tattoo, is let into the cage
The RFA 7 tournament is over, there were no surprises in the main matches and Václav Sivák, Miroslav Brož and Tadeáš Růžička were able to win. However, the organization made one big mistake, which was letting Oleg Serdyuk, who has a tattoo with Nazi theme, into the cage.
The RFA 7 tournament is over, there were no surprises in the main matches and Václav Sivák, Miroslav Brož and Tadeáš Růžička were able to win. However, the organization made one big mistake, which was letting Oleg Serdyuk, who has a tattoo with Nazi theme, into the cage.
The RFA organization has had its last tournament of the year. Tournament number 7 offered us the first title match.
Václav Sivák defeated Patrik Záderja on points, Miroslav Brož and Tadeáš Růžiška were also happy to win by TKO. Although RFA improved in some aspects, it still made one huge mistake.
That was the start of Oleg Serdyuk. The Czech Republic MMA champion succumbed to Gergely Csibi on points, but after the fight a huge wave of criticism rose on his name for something completely different than his performance.
Serdyuk, who has the number 88 after his name on Instagram, which symbolizes the Nazi salute “Heil Hitler,” has Nazi tattoos on his legs.
Specifically on both thighs. Fans immediately noticed it, blaming the organization for letting someone like that into the cage in the first place.
“It’s a good thing that the gentleman who has the number 88 after his name on IG, a tattoo of the neo-Nazi Azov regiment on one thigh and the Iron Cross on the other thigh didn’t win, ” a fan with the nickname tomasko119 wrote on Instagram.
Representatives from the organization have since weighed in on the situation
“It came down to the fact that the kid took it at the last minute basically yesterday, thereby taking the thorn out of our side because his opponent would have lost the fight and all the preparation. And somehow this was underestimated,” matchmaker Martin Wodecki explained the situation.
“I agree with what Martin said. We want to completely distance ourselves from that. For me it’s completely unacceptable and I’m sorry. I hope it won’t happen again,” added promoter Marhansky.
A similar case was dealt with in the Octagon with Radek Roushal. After a big wave of negative reactions, his fight was cancelled after the weigh-in, but after he had his tattoo changed, the organization gave him another chance.
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