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Amon Amarth’s Johan Hegg blasts UFC for failing to ban Russian fighters: ‘I have now canceled my fight pass’
Amon Amarth frontman Johan Hegg has blasted UFC president Dana White for failing to ban Russian fighters from completing on upcoming cards amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
UFC’s long-awaited return to the United Kingdom this month is set to be headlined by up-and-coming British prospect Tom Aspinall and Russian heavyweight contender Alexander Volkov.
Although the Russian fighter has reportedly received the necessary documents to compete in the U.K., the status of his bout against Aspinall remains unknown.
On Monday (March 7), Hegg took to his Twitter to write: “As long as @ufc allows Russian fighters to compete and make money, while children die in Ukraine, @ufc will not get my money. I have now cancelled my fight pass. Athletes represent their country and regime. Allowing Russian fighters to compete is to support Putin.”
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsAs long as @ufc allows Russian fighters to compete and make money, while children die in Ukraine, @ufc will not get my money.
— Johan Hegg 🇺🇦 (@AmonJohan) March 7, 2022
I have now cancelled my fight pass.
Athletes represent their country and regime. Allowing Russian fighters to compete is to support Putin.
