A kickboxing fight descended into hate-filled chaos when a fighter with an SS lightning bolt tattoo gave a Nazi salute after defeating his Jewish opponent — as supporters unveiled a swastika banner.
The ugly scenes erupted at the Kia Center in Orlando on Saturday night as so-called “GypsyCrusader” Paul Miller — a convicted felon the Anti-Defamation League calls a “volatile white supremacist-accelerationist” — faced off against Jewish influencer Ben “King” Azoulay.
Azoulay walked to the ring carrying an Israeli flag — prompting someone in the audience to display a Nazi flag as others flashed Nazi salutes, according to WESH 2.
About a half-dozen fights broke out in the section of the arena, the home of the NBA’s Orlando Magic, and a woman who appeared to work at the venue yanked the Nazi banner away.
Miller was ultimately declared the winner of the fight — taking the microphone to mock his opponent with slurs, telling the crowd, “He’s not a tough guy. He’s not some alpha male. He’s a short little f–king Jew prick.”
Video circulating on social media shows Miller twice flashed the Nazi salute to the crowd as he exited the ring.
Azoulay later vowed to “take down every Anti Semite” — and mocked his hateful opponent, saying he “got kicked in the nuts too so no Nazi babies for him.”
Miller has served time in federal prison on gun charges and has advocated for a “race-based civil war,” according to prosecutors.
He had copped to three felony counts of possession of an unregistered firearm and ammunition and possession of a weapon as a felon after his Fort Lauderdale home was raided five years ago by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, according to the Washington Post.
He was released from prison in 2023.
Local elected officials were swift to condemn the naked hatred on display at the event.
“A symbol of hate was brought to our city this weekend. But hate, fear and division will never be welcome here,” Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer wrote on X.
State Rep. Anna Eskamani, a Democrat whose district includes Orlando, called the display “disgusting, and another reminder of how prevalent extremism is in our society and the responsibility we all have to combat antisemitism, racism, white supremacy, and more,” she wrote on Instagram.
“We cannot normalize this. Ever.”
Marni Mandell, CEO of central Florida Jewish organization Shalom Orlando, told WESH 2 she was “completely disgusted and nauseated” by the ugly spectacle.
She said Orlando’s Jewish community rejects the type of hatred seen at the event and urged the city to carefully scrutinize any agreements when hosting similarly publicly funded events in the future.
“What I would really like to do is to focus on the core issues that, as a community and as a society, we cannot let antisemitism fester, let alone be amplified in the way that it was,” Mandell said.
However, city management told the outlet its hands were tied.
“As operators of public venues, the city is bound by the First Amendment. We cannot deny access because we disagree with the political ideology, opinion or perspective.”
Kia USA spokesman James Bell swiftly condemned the incident and thanked venue staff for handling matters before things got worse.
“We appreciate the prompt action taken by venue personnel to address the situation. Such behaviors are in stark contrast to the values of respect and dignity that we, and our employees, fully support and promote.”
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