Newly-crowned UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili decided to kiss Sean O’Malley’s back mid-scramble in their main event.
Dvalishvili defeated O’Malley to earn the UFC bantamweight title at on Saturday in Las Vegas. He capped off a long unbeaten streak in the Octagon with a title victory in a mostly dominant performance against O’Malley.
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Dvalishvili’s win featured a bizarre moment at the end of the second round. About 10 seconds before the round’s conclusion, Dvalishvili repeatedly kissed O’Malley’s back mid-scramble, before nearly taking a knockout blow from O’Malley at the buzzer.
Merab Dvalishvili explains strange mid-fight moment at UFC 306
At the UFC 306 post-fight press conference, Dvalishvili explained the bizarre mid-fight moment.