Swedish wrestler Pannie Kianzad became the protagonist of the UFC Fight Night Las Vegas 51 event after beating her compatriot Lina Lansberg, not because of what was done inside the cage but because of her celebration, which ended up touring the world through social media.
For the bantamweight category, both fighters performed at the UFC Apex in the North American city to meet in the co-star fight of the evening and, after three rounds, Banzai was the one who won the victory by unanimous decision of the judges.
Despite the intensity experienced in the octagon, the confrontation in question went viral after a photo of the native of Helsingborg (500 kilometers from Oslo) transcended, celebrating without her two front teeth.
The image quickly began to circulate on social networks and many users surrendered to it: “I didn't even notice that!” , a fan commented surprised on Twitter. “I expect the organization to pay the dentist's bill,” said another, while a third said, “I hope they have a bonus to fix his teeth.”
Seeing the significance and repercussion that her photo generated, the 30-year-old fighter decided to clarify the situation with a message she posted on her official accounts: “Guys, I just want to make something clear. I've been toothless for about four years.”
“I'm just showing my mouth on fight days because I really think I'm the cutest toothless one there is lol. So please, I don't want any more messages from dentists in my private mailbox,” Kianzad joked.
As for the confrontation, Pannie beat her compatriot Lina Lansberg again almost ten years later in what was a long-awaited rematch. On December 29, 2012, in what was her third professional fight in the MMA world, the Swedish won by a technical knockout in the third round of the New Year's Bash 1 event.
In 2022 and competing in the most prestigious company in the world of mixed martial arts, the ending was the same but the resolution was not. Both heard the final bell and it was the judges who, by unanimous decision, gave the victory to Kianzad, who won his fourth win in his last five performances.
On the other hand, Elbow Queen scored her second consecutive loss after falling on January 25, 2020 to Sara McMann in the same way at UFC Fight Night 166.
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