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Florian Marku has grabbed Chris Jenkins by the throat after his rival blew a kiss at him during their final face-off.

The Albanian star will take on Jenkins this weekend in a well-matched welterweight clash this weekend in Newcastle. Marku is notorious for his heated temper at pre-fight events and was angered once again when the pair exchanged words ahead of their duel.

Marku could be seen uttering stern words of warning to his rival Jenkins as the pair came face-to-face after weighing in for their showdown. Jenkins sarcastically blew Marku a kiss while laughing in response to his menacing words.

Just seconds after the sarcastic gesture, Marku lashed out, grabbing his opponent by the throat and pushing him as the heated atmosphere caused the pair to come to blows. Security quickly stepped in and bundled the pair apart with Jenkins still visibly uneased and attempting to run back and confront his opponent during the altercation.

Marku previously admitted that he respected Jenkins but was planning to deliver a huge victory to promote "respect" on his name in the domestic scene at welterweight. "I respect Chris Jenkins, he has a good record, good name for the UK public, some good fights, many people try to avoid him when he had the British