One spectator chose the wrong time to troll the former UFC hunter Alex Nicholson.
An MMA fan learned a brutal lesson after trolling former UFC hunter Alex Nicholson immediately after the knockout loss of Nicholson at XFC 52.
Nicholson and Darion Abbey Co-Headlinates XFC 52 in a long-awaited heavyweight matchup on the map. The fight marked Nicholson's MMA backer after a knockout defeat of first-round against Frank Tate at Gamebed Bareknuckle MMA in November.
While Nicholson has a knock-out force of one punch, as it is shown in Stints in the PFL and UFC, the fight did not go against Abbey as planned. In the immediate aftermath, a fan learned the hard way not to mess with a heavyweight hunter, especially after they fail in the cage.
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
Alex Nicholson responds to fake hand pressure, insults by beating fan after ko
Abbey only needed a few seconds to surpass Nicholson and suppress it against the cage. Just over a minute in the fight, Abbey Nicholson swung with punches on his way to the TKO victory of the first round.
It was Abbey's third consecutive victory after a loss for the former Bellator -striking Tim Johnson last April. In the meantime, when Nicholson left the cage during Abbey's interview after the fight, he was greeted by a fan with a congratulation head shake attempt, but it didn't play as planned.
Nicholson initially shook the hand of the fan in an harmless way when he tried to leave the Arena. But while Nicholson ran away, the fan can be heard to eliminate the former UFC hunter and lure him back to a heated interaction.
Whatever the fan said, Nicholson did not respond well because he stormed at him and threw several bumps before the security staff intervened. You can view the full incident below, thanks to Vechtbanans.
While Alex Nicholson went to the dressing room after a heavy loss, a fan could only moor the mouth after a fake handhake, called him a 'p_ _ _' and called him a retailer. This is the aftermath … pic.twitter.com/driqxhntqm
– Vecht bananas (@fightbananas) April 15, 2025
UFC's Lerone Murphy accused a mocking fan after the recent victory of the main event
At the moment, Nicholson has not publicly discussed the incident and it is uncertain whether the charges will be filed by the fan in question. Nicholson's contract status with XFC is also unclear.
Nicholson went 1-3 in the UFC Octagon and earned a knockout against veteran Devin Clark in July 2016. After losing back-to-back to Sam Alvey and Jack Hermansson, the UFC weighs with Nicholson.
Nicholson is not the only former or current UFC -striking to go in with troll fans after their fighting. The rising featherweight competition Lerone Murphy came in with a fan after a recent victory over Josh Emmett, but fortunately safety prevented Murphy from escalating the incident.
During a recently bare Knuckle FC event in Dubai, one of Conor McGregor's security team members tried to swing to the UFC -Superster. In a non-related incident, McGregor spit into the face of a pro-Kabib Nurmagomedov fan during a fight in a casino.
Comments