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UFC fighter Khusein Askhabov arrested in connection with kidnapping and torture in Thailand

Khusein Askhabov, a 23-1 fighter currently signed to the UFC, has been arrested in Thailand alongside his twin brother and three Kazakh individuals in connection with the kidnap and torture of an Italian man in Thailand.

Per a report from The Phuket News, three Kazakh men forced their way into the man’s villa at a resort in Cherng Talay. They reportedly bound and gagged the man before beating him for hours. In the end, the three men are said to have fled on a plane from Phuket to Dubai with more than 12 million baht in cash and personal items, which translates to roughly $338,000 U.