Italian MMA fighter Chiara Penco attracted attention after an unusual gesture at the JCK MMA event in China.
As reported by İdman.Biz, Penco faced Kyrgyz fighter Baktygul Kurmanbekova at JCK Kings 015. In the first round, the Italian applied an arm submission, forcing Kurmanbekova to tap out.
After the result was announced, Penco got down on her knees in front of her opponent and apologised. The gesture came after Kurmanbekova suffered an arm injury during the bout.
Interestingly, the fighters had already shown mutual respect during the weigh-in ceremony the day before the bout. Kurmanbekova gave her opponent a gift box of dried fruit and nuts, while Penco presented her with a box of spaghetti in return.
