After being detained in Thailand alongside his twin brother, Khusein Askhabov has gained unwanted attention.
The Russian is a featherweight in the UFC and has a 23-1 record in competitive mixed martial arts. He and his twin brother were doing Muay Thai in Phuket. The brothers were detained in connection with the assault and torture of an Italian man in Phuket by three Kazakhs.
The group was charged with breaking and entering a villa on Sunday in Cherng Talay, Phuket.
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Along with his twin brother and three other Kazakh nationals, 23-year-old UFC fighter Khusein Askhabov was detained in Thailand in connection with the kidnapping and torture of an Italian national there.
The three men allegedly broke into the victim’s villa through a side door at around 11 p.m. local time and snatched him as he dozed off, according to a source close to the victim. The three guys reportedly bound and gagged him after dragging him out of the bedroom before receiving a call from someone who is believed to be the attack’s mastermind. In an effort to learn details about a cryptocurrency ledger, the three men then started hitting him, which continued all night.
MMA Fans were shocked, as this news started getting viral
Fans reacted in the post shared on X formally known as twitter with comments “bro WTF”
Three Kazakh males broke into the man’s villa at a resort in Cherng Talay, according to a story from The Phuket News. The man was apparently chained and gagged before being severely beaten for several hours. In the end, the three men are alleged to have boarded a flight from Phuket to Dubai carrying more than 12 million baht ($338,000) in cash and personal belongings.
On September 5, Cherng Talay police superintendent Pol Col Chalermchai announced the arrests.
The following day, the Provincial Phuket Court issued arrest orders for both Khusein Askhabov and his twin brother, Khasan Askhabov. The two brothers were detained in accordance with the warrants and are being prosecuted for “the act of robbery done through cruelty to the extent that others receive it and endangering the body or mind through torture.”
