Norman Parke and Reza Madadi don't like each other.
The feuding lightweights tested Dana White's forearm strength at Friday afternoon's weigh-ins ahead of UFC Dublin.
After Parke weighed in on target, the Bushmills fighter threw a handbag at Madadi (mocking the Iranian lightweight's jail sentence for stealing handbags in 2013).
That led to one of the wildest staredowns in UFC history as both men tried ferociously to evade the separating hands of the UFC president.
Luckily, White remained strong and we'll just have to wait until Saturday to see them get their hands on one another.
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