Slurs Erupt at Orlando’s Kia Center After Gypsy Crusader Beats Jewish Opponent

On Saturday night, August 29, 2026, the Kia Center in Orlando—home of the NBA’s Orlando Magic—hosted Duel: Arena 1, a combat sports card that included a kickboxing match between Paul Miller (known online as Gypsy Crusader) and Ben “King” Azoulay.

Miller, a far-right internet personality long described by the Anti-Defamation League as a white supremacist and accelerationist with a history of antisemitic and racist content, defeated Azoulay (a Jewish fighter with ties to Israel) by split decision. Immediately after the win, Miller grabbed a microphone in the ring and told the crowd: “He’s not a tough guy. He’s not some alpha male. He’s a short little f****** Jew prick.”

Video from the arena shows Miller appearing to give Nazi-style salutes. Fans in the stands raised a large red flag bearing a black swastika. Additional footage captured other salutes, a “FCK Israel” shirt in Miller’s corner, crowd melees, and security eventually intervening to remove the flag. Multiple fights broke out in the stands. Attendees and other fighters on the card, including former WWE performer Patrick Clark, publicly expressed shock at the open display of the symbols and gestures inside a major public arena.

The event was promoted by Duel (tied to a crypto casino) and took place in a city-owned venue. Orlando Venues and Mayor Buddy Dyer issued statements condemning “all forms of hate speech, discrimination, antisemitism, racism and any message that encourages hatred or violence.” Officials said the flag was removed once staff became aware of it, but noted First Amendment constraints on denying bookings based on viewpoint. Local Jewish organizations, including Shalom Orlando and the Holocaust Center of Florida, strongly denounced the night’s events.

Miller has a prior federal conviction for illegal firearms possession as a felon and has a documented record of extreme antisemitic rhetoric. The bout itself had been framed in some online promotion around the fighters’ identities and politics.

This is what happened at the Kia Center the other night. The images and videos of the salutes and the swastika flag circulated widely afterward, prompting widespread condemnation.