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Video: Russian fighter loses by TKO, mom gives him post-fight slapping

Fight Nights Global 67 went down on Thursday in Ekaterinburg, Russia, with former UFC fighter Diego Brandao getting a quick stoppage win in the main event (more on that later). The highlight of the entire card, which has made headlines outside of MMA media websites, was what happened at the end of the Viktor “The Lion of Pyatigorsk” Kichigin vs. Ruslan Yamanbaev fight.

Viktor is one of three brothers, all of whom compete in MMA and have their careers managed by their mother, Anna Azovskaya. As you can see in the video below, Anna is .