UFC fighter calls rival a ‘clown’ after illegal knee ends ‘TUF 34’ final

Mehemmedali
Osmanli’s feud with Ilimbek
Akylbek Uulu remains unresolved.

Osmanli and Akylbek Uulu clashed in the bantamweight final of “The
Ultimate Fighter 34” on Sept. 26 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. Bad
blood developed from their time on Michael
Bisping’s team at the “TUF” house, which came to a head at

UFC Vegas 121. Osmanli landed an illegal knee and Akylbek Uulu
was declared the winner via disqualification.

Mehemmedali Osmanli accuses Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu of
exaggerating the effects of his illegal knee

Osmanli landed a knee on a grounded Akylbek Uulu less than halfway
through the first round. Akylbek Uulu couldn’t continue, resulting
in Osmanli’s disqualification. However, Osmanli has now accused his
opponent of exaggerating the effects of the illegal strike.

Osmanli claims Akylbek Uulu initially grabbed his leg after getting
kneed and believes the Kyrgyz fighter only began exaggerating his
reaction as soon as the referee stepped in.

“He’s fake,” Osmanli said on Instagram Live. “First, he take my
leg. When referee stopped, he [put on a] show, like a clown.”

The loss was the second of Osmanli’s professional career and
snapped a nine-fight unbeaten streak.