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Veteran fighter Charles Radtke discovered a precious lesson on Saturday night time at UFC 315 in Montreal. In the event you’re gonna speak smack on Canada earlier than combating a Canadian in Canada, you’d higher be capable to again it up. And Radtke was very a lot unable to again it up in his struggle in opposition to Mike Malott.
Within the lead-up to the struggle, Radtke claimed that he would make Malott pay for Canadians who booed the American nationwide anthem on the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off in February.
“I don’t give a sh– about hockey,” Radtke mentioned. “That’s not my gig. However what I do maintain pricey is I grew up on a bison ranch with my grandfather, who’s a Sergeant Main within the Marine Corps, and once you all booed the nationwide anthem, anyone’s going to need to pay for that. Anyone had mentioned, ‘Oh, effectively you booed them the week after.’ Doesn’t make it proper.”
As you possibly can think about, Canadians didn’t take kindly to that. Radtke was roundly booed at weigh-ins after which peppered with chants of “f— you, Radtke” throughout his struggle with Malott. However issues solely bought worse from there.
Mike Malott Folds Charles Radtke Like A Low-cost Swimsuit At UFC 315 In Canada
Within the second spherical of his struggle with Malott, Radkte walked straight into an enormous left hook that despatched him tumbling to the mat. Malott then adopted up with a number of clear strikes to a flattened Radtke earlier than the referee rushed in to cease the struggle.
These Malott follow-ups couldn’t have landed cleaner on an even bigger POS completely unbelievable pic.twitter.com/WXx2vanwGC
— Wesley Colvin (@TruUKFan) Could 11, 2025
In his post-fight interview, Malott mentioned that it was vital for him to defend the hono(u)r of his nation, however urged followers to cease booing Radtke.
“Don’t boo him. We’re celebrating now. No negativity, solely positivity,” he mentioned. “In terms of defending this nation within the octagon, know one factor Canada, I stand on guard for thee.”
What an superior second for Malott and an especially teachable second for Radtke.
