{"id":9736,"date":"2020-12-15T00:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T01:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=9736"},"modified":"2020-12-15T02:23:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T02:23:39","slug":"hunt-swings-at-gallen-during-heated-weigh-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=9736","title":{"rendered":"Hunt swings at Gallen during heated weigh-in"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Hunt has taken a swing at Paul Gallen ahead of their heavyweight clash, in what quickly became a heated pre-fight weigh-in.<\/p>\n

Ahead of his first appearance in the square circle in 20 years, the UFC legend weighed in at 127.14kg while Gallen came in nearly 25kg lighter at 103.66kg.<\/p>\n

But before the pair could face-off, the Super Samoan lunged at Cronulla Sharks great, shoving him into the advertising backdrop behind him.<\/p>\n

Both men were promptly separated before Hunt came rushing back in with a wild left jab that narrowly missed Gallen amid the sea of arms pulling the two apart.<\/p>\n

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When the dust settled the crowd were eventually afforded a face-off opportunity, with neither giving up an inch. <\/p>\n

\nGallen admitted he was taken aback by Hunt's antics, particularly with the pair having voiced their repsect for one another in the lead up to the fight. <\/p>\n

"That's a bit shocking that," Gallen said of Hunt's swing.<\/p>\n

"He's trying to intimidate me – we said from day one we'd be professionals, it'd be a respectful build-up, but that shocked me a little bit.\n<\/p>\n

"As I've said from day one, I don't need any motivation … I'm just here to get the win, go home to the family and have some fun for Christmas."<\/p>\n

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It appears as fight day nears, all decorum has been put to the side. <\/p>\n

"Five years this has been in the making. He's been talking a whole lot of garbage, and now we're here. It's showtime for this guy, let's see if he can cut it," Hunt said.\n<\/p>\n

"(His talk) increases my fire to put him to sleep."\n<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Tim Tszyu was his calculated self, giving away little as he came in at 69.46kg. <\/p>\n

"Some people thrive on pressure, and I'm one of them," Tszyu said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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