The lengths fans can go to see their favorite fighters win hit a new low after a recent post went viral for all the wrong reasons. Hours ahead of UFC 284 featuring Islam Makhachev vs Alexander Volkanovski in Perth, Australia, a post claiming a heinous plan to ensure Makhachev loses against Volkanovski is catching the attention of fight fans around the world.
The post claims, “/heem/cel from Perth Trojan horsing a laser pointer in through a diabetes needle. He will be BLINDING Makhachev resulting in a finish or NO CONTEST. Pay attention for the GREEN DOT tomorrow. You will see it tested ONCE during the Randy Brown fight, then during the main event.”
While very unlikely to happen, the post is gaining a lot of traction with wild reactions from fight fans. According to the post, a certain fan will try to blind Islam Makhachev by shining a laser in his eyes during the main event of UFC 284 where he takes on the Australian Alexander Volkanovski. It further states how the first attempt will be made during Jack Della Maddalena‘s fight, another Australian fighter who will be competing on the main card of UFC 284, against Randy Brown.
Jack Della Maddalena hails from Perth, and the “laser pointer” plan could well be an attempt from an Australian fight fan. It’s worth noting, no such incident has been reported in the 30-year history of the UFC.
Fans plotting to blind Islam Makhachev at UFC 284?
Alexander Volkanovski will look to become a two-division champion and join Conor McGregor’s feat as he moved up a weight class to take on Islam Makhachev in the UFC 284 headliner. Evidently, the Fan favorite in Perth, Australia, it seems like Alexander Volkanovski won’t just have the moral support of fight fans in the RAC Arena.
While it will be wrong to assume no such plan or attempt will be made or executed during the fight, and even if it does, will hardly have any impact on the outcome of the fight; it’s safe to say fans will still keep an eye on a “green dot” tomorrow.