On the verge of a headbutt the moment they shook hands: Yoo Soo-young's competitive fire explodes on foreign soil! Even the UFC president had to step in and intervene

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Less than a second after they clasped hands, an intense forehead clash began. The sharp competitive drive of "Jiu-Jitsu" Yoo Soo-young (30) momentarily froze the hostile Canadian crowd, prompting UFC president Dana White to urgently throw himself between the two fighters to break up the confrontation.

Yoo Soo-young easily passed the bantamweight weigh-in (61.2 kg limit weight, 1-pound allowance) at 61.5 kg during the "UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Mallet" weigh-in event held on the 17th (Korean time) at a hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

He captured attention from the moment he appeared. Yoo Soo-young, wearing striking red-tinted sunglasses, stepped onto the stage and immediately roared to assert dominance. His opponent, "MMA's greatest fisherman" Cody Cobaneck (28, Canada), also stood facing him while receiving one-sided cheers from the home fans, wearing a maple leaf national flag headband on his forehead.

The situation reached a boiling point during the face-off. The two fighters appeared to calmly face each other while shaking hands, but Yoo Soo-young immediately pushed his forehead aggressively forward, pressing in until he was right under Cobaneck's chin. Cobaneck, without yielding an inch, pressed his forehead back and growled. As a tense atmosphere on the verge of a brawl formed instantly, President Dana White, standing between them, was startled and pushed both fighters' chests to create distance, while security guards rushed onto the stage to separate the two.

Jiu-Jitsu black belt Yoo Soo-young (16 wins, 4 losses, 2 no contests) is determined before the decisive battle to "completely dominate his opponent in all areas, including striking and grappling." In response, Cobaneck (9 wins, undefeated) boldly declared, "I will KO Yoo Soo-young this weekend," expressing confidence in victory in front of the home fans.

Meanwhile, welterweight ranked No. 10 Wakin Buckley (32, USA), who is set to headline the main event of the card that day, and Canadian home star Mike Mallet (34) also passed the weigh-in at 77.3 kg each, engaging in a fiery verbal exchange.

During the weigh-in, Buckley provoked the boos from the Canadian audience by pointing his finger and saying "Come up here," while coldly refusing the handshake requested by Mallet and shooting him with laser-like eyes. When Buckley warned with a stoic face, "Get ready, Canada," Mallet countered by raising the Canadian flag and stating, "I will show you the best fight of my life in my own backyard."

The highly anticipated event features the clash between Buckley, whose 15 wins have been decorated with KOs, and Mallet, a well-rounded fighter with an 86% finish rate, as well as Yoo Soo-young's deployment aiming for victory on foreign soil. The card will be broadcast live starting at 6:00 a.m. on the 18th via tvN SPORTS and TVING.

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