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Editorial: Don’t mistake the UFC’s cowardice for bravery

In a stunning example of using luck as a reason for inaction, UFC president Dana White said the UFC would not dole out any punishment to Oron Kahlon. Kahlon called his opponent Javid Basharat, who is originally from Afghanistan, a “terrorist” during their staredown for the most recent edition of the Dana White Contender Series.

Basharat defeated Kahlon via third-round submission. Somehow White used Basharat’s win to decide Kahlon had been punished enough for calling Basharat a “terrorist.”

“Are we gonna do anything? It got done tonight,” White said at the post-fight press conference.