Physics is real. Momentum, the product of the mass of a particle and its velocity, is a thing. That is why precious few fighters can generate knockout power while backing up.
There’s Muhammad Ali. He could, and a generation of fighters tried to mimic his style, but failed.
There’s UFC Hall of Famer Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell, who so memorably kayoed of Renato “Babalu” Sobral. The MMA world was already aware of the thunder in his hands by the time the UFC reached its sixty-second event. However, few appreaciated that he could still send opponents crashing to the mat from punches while back-peddling from a high-pressure attack. In badly stunning the Brazilian off his back foot, and eventually finishing him in their light heavyweight title fight, the MMA world found out that if you have super power in your fists, it can be a threat in any position.
And there’s Hany Sbat. Today the Lebanese-Australian is a pro fighter in his 30s, and the highly-respected co-owner of the renowned Elite Fight Force gym in Sydney. You can follow the gym HERE, and follow the fighter HERE. However, on January 2, 2015, when he was a 23-year-old amateur MMA fighter, Sbat got into it with casino security, flattening one while backing up, before eventually being swarmed by twelve tuxedoed guards.
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The video opens with Sbat having been denied entry to the Crown Entertainment gaming floor in Melbourne. He appears irate, but as more guards approach, he starts to leave.
Suddenly from a new camera angle, the fighter is surrounded, and strikes out, attempting to flee. At this point, while striking, he pivots and sprints away full tilt, with a gaggle of guards in hot pursuit.
As Sbat sprint through an exit door he strikes a guard, who drops and stays down throughout, as the fighter is eventually at the bottom of a pig pile.
The Aftermath
The guard suffered a broken nose and cheekbone. Mr. Sbat was arrested, charged, and eventually pled guilty in Melbourne Magistrates Court, to charges of recklessly causing injury and unlawful assault. Sbat’s attorney said his client had been in the wrong place at the wrong time, and was not proud of his conduct.
Sbat was found guilty, and fined $2,500 (approximately US $1,850. Further, he has a lifetime ban from Crown casino.