Elias Mahmoudi ONE Championship: "Some real warrior stuff" - Fans loving Elias Mahmoudi and Denis Puric's hangout after brutal ONE Fight Night 26 brawl

Elias Mahmoudi and Denis Puric have proved that ONE Championship is the epitome of martial arts after they displayed an outstanding gesture of sportsmanship for each other after their incredible fight at ONE Fight Night 26 last Dec. 6.

The two striking superstars have given it their all during their catchweight Muay Thai battle in front of the packed Lumpinee Stadium crowd in Bangkok, Thailand. 'The Sniper' scored a late TKO finish over 'The Bosnian Menace.'

But after their fight, Mahmoudi and Puric went out for dinner to show they were brothers outside the ring. ONE Championship recently published the video on their Instagram account with the caption:

"The real victory? Brotherhood 🤝❤️ @elias_mahmoudi_official @bosnian_menace"

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Fans also showed their appreciation to both athletes, particularly users @spicyhoney4, @tanja_m, @aurel30640, and @coach_kobes, who sent their love for Mahmoudi and Puric through their comments:

"On some REAL WARRIOR STUFF...It's not personal It's a business..😮"

"That's the real fighter spirit. It's not an enemy it's an opponent. And the 3rd very important roles is a good referee who gets the best performance out of the fighters."

"What sport can compete with boxing talk of respect between two men who had an incredible war 💪🏻🔥"

"This is what martial arts is about"

Liam Harrison says that Elias Mahmoudi should face Kongthoranee after his victory over Denis Puric

British combat sports superstar Liam Harrison has expressed his thoughts about the next possible opponent of the Algerian striking star, and he has brought up an interesting idea.

In one of the promotion's Instagram posts, 'The Hitman' played matchmaker and claimed that Mahmoudi should take on Kongthoranee Sor Sommai, who also won his fight in the same card at ONE Fight Night 26 against Nakrob Fairtex via unanimous decision.

The former ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title challenger wrote:

"Fight for the vacant title vs. Kongthoranee whilst Rodtang is waiting to fight Takeru.. that way the division doesn't get held up and Rodtang can fight the winner when he comes back to Muay Thai rules."

North American viewers with an active Prime Video subscription can rewatch all the action at ONE Fight Night 26 via the free event replay.

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Anatoly holds a bachelor's degree in communication, which he feels has had a significant impact on his career.

Jon Jones’ submission win over Lyoto Machida at UFC 140 in 2011 got him hooked to MMA. His favorite fighters include Eduard Folayang, Demetrious Johnson, Georges St-Pierre, Anderson Silva, and Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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Edited by Jigyanshushri Mahanta