Newly minted bantamweight world champion Merab Dvalishvili bought into it with a fan whereas exiting Accor Enviornment.
‘The Machine’ was readily available for UFC Paris on Saturday, taking in all of the motion, together with a bloody major occasion conflict between Renato Moicano and Benoit Saint-Denis that got here to a crashing halt following the second spherical. The evening additionally noticed Bryan Battle, Fares Ziam, and Morgan Charriere rating a trio of highlight-reel knockouts as a part of the principle card.
Whereas exiting the sector following the festivities, Dvalishvili was provoked by an unruly fan and needed to be held again by safety.
It’s definitely not the primary time Dvalishvili has tried to go toe-to-toe with a heckler.
In August, the Georgian hopped a gate whereas attending the Craig Jones Invitational in Las Vegas after a fan seated behind him spouted some verbal abuse directed his means. Dvalishvili approached the fan in his seat and grabbed him by the hair earlier than being escorted away by safety workers.
He’s fortunate Dvalishvili didn’t give him the Arman Tsarukyan therapy.
Merab Dvalishvili provides fast rematch to Sean O’malley
When he’s not busy making an attempt to throw fingers with unruly followers, Merab Dvalishvili has been having fun with his first UFC title reign following a dominant exhibiting in opposition to ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley at UFC 306.
‘The Machine’ has not but booked his first title protection, however all indicators level towards ‘The Machine’ squaring off with No. 2 ranked contender Umar Nurmagomedov — whether or not he likes it or not.
Lately, Dvalishvili responded to O’Malley’s latest claims that he gained their assembly at this 12 months’s Noche UFC occasion. Spoiler alert: O’Malley positively didn’t win the battle, however ‘The Machine’ is greater than prepared to offer ‘Sugar’ a rematch in November when the promotion heads again to MSG.
“I hear O’Malley thinks he gained the battle and is in search of a rematch,” Dvalishvili posted on X. “If he desires it he can have it. Let’s do it November sixteenth on the Backyard after which I’ll nonetheless defend the title in opposition to whoever the UFC desires me to battle subsequent. What do you suppose? @SugaSeanMMA”
With O’Malley scheduled to endure surgical procedure to restore a torn labrum on October 3, there’s doubtless no likelihood we’ll see ‘Sugar’ step contained in the Octagon anytime quickly. In actual fact, the previous bantamweight titleholder is predicted to be on the shelf for a minimum of 6-8 months, although there’s a chance that his time on the sideline may prolong into the fourth quarter of 2025.
