Outrage as bare knuckle fighter kisses opponent on stage

Fight fans have been left stunned after a fighter kissed her opponent during their final face-off in front of spectators on stage.

Fight fans were left stunned after a bareknuckle boxer kissed her opponent during their final face-off.

Former UFC stars Mariya Agapova and Jessica Eye took part in a tense final staredown on Saturday (AEST) at the BKFC 76 ceremonial weigh-ins.

Tensions between the former flyweight standouts were high before their faced off, The Sun reports.

And Kazakh killer Agapova upped the ante by kissing Eye on the lips after she got right in her face.

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Jessica Eye wasn't ready for those lips. Photo: Bare Knuckle FC and X.

Eye, 38, didn’t take kindly to Agapova’s aggressive show of affection.

The former UFC flyweight title challenger pushed her away and said: “That’s so weird. So f***ing weird.”

Footage of the bizarre incident spread like wildfire on social media, with one fight fan commenting: “That was weird.”

Another said: “I guess Eye dealt with it well…. That’s just cringe, though.”

And another said: “ It’s gonna be an interesting match.”

One remarked: “It’s mad that these two were once in the UFC.”

Jessica Eye wiped the kiss off her mouth. Photo: Bare Knuckle FC and X.

BKFC face offs are a bit different. Photo: X and Bare Knuckle FC.

Another chimed in: “Looking forward to after the fight more.”

Agapova gave a short and sweet answer when asked why she decided to plant one on Eye’s lips.

Agapova said of the incident: “She just came too close.”

An annoyed Eye took to Instagram to further vent her frustration, he said: “You disrespected a warrior.

“Now you’re just the fuel for the fire that’s about to burn your name.”

Both Agapova and Eye are in desperate need of a win having both lost their last SIX FIGHTS in a row, with the former’s skid comprising of losses in boxing, grappling and MMA.

Meanwhile, UFC thug Conor McGregor has been filmed striking a club reveller to the ground with two brutal punches in a packed Ibiza nightclub.

Footage obtained by The Sun shows the ex-UFC star, 36, striking a man in the infamous Pacha nightclub on the Spanish party island while drinking on Tuesday morning.

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— This story originally appeared on The Sun and has been republished with permission

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