Hyderabad, Oct. 28 -- Afghan mixed martial artist, Javid Basharat launched his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) career with a bang after defeating his Israeli opponent, Oron Kahlon in their contender's match on Tuesday by making Oron tap-out, punishing him for labelling the Afghan Leopard a "terrorist" during the pre-fight staredown.

After the weigh-ins for their contenders series bout on Monday, when the two fighters had the traditional face-off, Basharat refused to shake Oron's hand, following which he called Basharat a "terrorist."

Basharat dominated Oron throughout the match as he unleashed a series of elbow attacks in the first round, and enjoyed the upper hand in the second and four minutes into the third round. He decided to ...