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Hong Kong’s first fighter in the UFC has shed light on how he was prevented from using the city’s flag for his bouts in the Octagon. Sasha Palatnikov (7-4) was released by the Las Vegas-based outfit this year after back-to-back defeats in 2021, having won his debut in spectacular style by picking up a US$50,000 performance bonus. He is already back in the win column, defeating Kyren Bowen by first-round TKO at last month’s XMMA 4 event, and returns on Friday night opposite Joshua Jones in Las Vegas as the headline act of Tuff-N-Uff 128. The 33-year-old will proudly bear...
