After several physical confrontations, Brown failed to gain the upper hand and shouted, "Iraqi, tell me how to say 'only brute force' in Arabic."
Brown's remark was meant to provoke but inadvertently insulted his opponent.
Calling an Iranian person an Iraqi is like calling a Chinese person Japanese; due to historical reasons, if the person thinks you are saying it deliberately, it would be perceived as a strong insult. Hadadi certainly thought it was intentional, so he threw a punch at Brown.
The self-proclaimed best interior player in the League had started the season poorly and had already received a lot of criticism.
Some said Brown had become too comfortable during his time alongside Big Fei, which intensified his hedonistic attitude.
Because history had already proven he was a man of unfirm will.