Karakhanyan: If I see anyone that represents ‘Fear the Fighter,’ I’m going to f-ck them up

Fear the Fighter, a mixed martial arts apparel company, continues to gain more and more controversy as the days go by.

A few years ago, several fighters including Michael Bisping, Gegard Mousasi, and Cub Swanson all claimed Fear the Fighter, an official sponsor of theirs, hadn’t paid them for their fights. And, at the time, the more fighters who spoke out against the company, the more exposure — bad exposure, that is — the controversy received. The fighters involved wanted everyone — promoters, media, and fans — to know what was going on. They wanted to expose Fear the Fighter.

But who exactly is, or was, behind Fear the Fighter? That information is still somewhat unknown. UFC lightweight John Makdessi was listed as the company’s president, but last year he denied most of his involvement with the company.

Bellator MMA featherweight contender Georgi Karakhanyan is another fighter who publicly spoke out against Fear the Fighter for not paying him his sponsorship money. The Fear the Fighter controversy has died down as it has been over a year since its initial major exposure, but Karakhanyan gave an update on the situation on a recent episode of BloodyElbow.com’s The MMA Circus.

“They haven’t paid me,” he said. “F-ck those motherf-ckers. They haven’t paid me. If I see anyone that represents that company, I’m going to f-ck them up. That’s …

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