{"id":87337,"date":"2021-07-10T17:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=87337"},"modified":"2021-06-30T05:51:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T03:51:41","slug":"10-00-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=87337","title":{"rendered":"48-Year-Old Israeli MMA Fighter Beats Opponent in Record Three Seconds After Two Fighters Back Out"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>48-Year-Old Israeli MMA Fighter Beats Opponent in Record Three Seconds After Two Fighters Back Out<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

Shiryn Ghermezian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Israeli MMA fighter Haim Gozali during an interview with Israel\u2019s Reshet 13. Photo: Screenshot.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Israeli mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Haim Gozali knocked out an opponent in a record-setting three seconds in a June 23 fight in Dubno, Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 5th degree black belt, 48, defeated Ukrainian fighter Andrey Savchuck with a heel hook seconds after the first round of the TDT Championship began. Gozali, who is nicknamed the \u201cIsraeli Batman,\u201d initiated the clinch immediately after the fight started, pulling Savcheck into a leg lock that he then transitioned down into a heel hook, which forced his opponent to tap in only three seconds. Gozali then proudly raised an Israeli flag in the ring as the referee declared him the winner.<\/p>\n

Gozali said he was originally scheduled to fight an Egyptian MMA fighter but a day before the match his opponent backed out, which he believes is because the athlete did not want to compete against an Israeli. He told Israel\u2019s Channel 13<\/em><\/a> that he was then paired with an opponent from Russia, but the latter pulled out of the fight mere hours before it was set to take place.<\/p>\n