Irish fighter Paddy McCorry seemingly yells pro-Palestine slogans while landing brutal blows on former IDF member turned fighter Shuki Farage
Paddy McCorry. Image via Paddy McCorry/Instagram
27-year-old Irish fighter
Paddy McCorry
raised eyebrows across the internet with his apparently yelled
pro-Palestine slogans
after landing some of the brutal elbows upon his opponent, Shuki Farage, at the Cage Warriors 189 event.
Held in Rome, Italy, the event was headlined by the welterweight bout between Giacomo Michelis and Sado Ucar.
McCorry's final blows were accompanied by the loud cheers and chanting of pro-Palestine slogans by the audiences, as well chanted against the former
Israel Defense Forces member Shuki Farage
.
Paddy McCorry racks up audience support while pinning down Israel-based fighter Shuki Farge with blows and pro-Palestine slogans
Shuki Farage, who formerly served in the Israel Defense Force, racked up wins in his former bouts of his pro-MMA career before meeting his unanimous defeat against the Irish fighter Paddy McCorry.
Ahead of the bout, the Israel-based fighter was quite confident about defeating the Irish fighter. Farage even used phrases like 'take down' and 'pound his face' in order to guarantee his win against McCorry. However, that didn't pan out according to the fighter's plans and instead faced the echoing chants from both the audience and his opponent.
The Israel-Palestine issue is an ongoing crisis that has claimed the lives of many innocent souls.
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A recent airstrike near an aid distribution centre in Rafa also claimed the lives of 30 people, which adds to the number of victims of this conflict every other day. The residents of the Gaza Strip are now on the brink of 'catastrophic hunger,' which raises another issue in the books of international relations.
The users of the internet are divided on McCorry yelling the slogan, while some support the fighter, others believe that chanting the slogan brings unnecessary political aspects into the world of sports.
Pictures of the Israel-based fighter, Farage, go viral across social media, where the fighter is seen holding weapons during his days as a soldier. The fighter's social media accounts across Instagram, X and others remain deactivated post the incident.
Following the video of the slogan going viral, McCorry himself posted the same video where the fighter is seen landing elbows on his opponent and chanting 'Free Palestine.'
McCorry captioned the video as 'Street Justice.'
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McCorry's win has been celebrated hugely by the audience owing to the fact that Farage's presence within the cage was not just viewed as a mere everyday opponent but a symbolic representation of the ongoing injustice executed upon the residents of Palestine. His standing within the cage was representing the machinery of occupation and violence for most of the audiences. After securing the win, McCorry was seen raising the Palestine flag as a symbol of support for the people of the country.
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