Not even the UFC’s Chief Enterprise Officer Hunter Campbell may cease himself from laughing at Merab Dvalishvili’s antics at UFC 288.
Neither Dvalishvili nor present bantamweight world champion Sean O’Malley competed on the occasion, however they actually stole the present following the night’s headliner. Then title-holder Aljamain Sterling had simply completed scoring a break up choice win over Henry Cejudo to retail the gold when his subsequent opponent, O’Malley, stepped contained in the Octagon for a face-off.
Additionally there mixing into the background was Sterling’s pal and coaching companion Dvalishvili, who slyly collected O’Malley’s jacket as issues began to warmth up between ‘Sugar’ and the ‘Funk Grasp.’
By no means one to go up a chance to troll a rival, ‘The Machine’ shortly placed on O’Malley’s jacket and hopped on high of the cage, infuriating O’Malley.
Through the lately launched Combat Inc: Inside The UFC documentary, followers received a behind-the-scenes have a look at the aftermath with Dvalishvili being confronted by Cambell.
Campbell reveals he had simply paid dvalishvili’s ‘authorized invoice’ earlier than uFC 288 jacket heist
Initially, Campbell seems to be annoyed by the bantamweight contender’s decision-making, noting that he had already paid a authorized charge for Dvalishvili.
“I actually simply mentioned no extra fights, no extra issues. I simply paid your authorized invoice and also you placed on his f*cking jacket,” Campbell mentioned.
Nevertheless, Campbell couldn’t maintain a straight face for lengthy, letting out fun and embracing the Georgian, including, “I actually simply wrote a f*cking examine and he’s climbing like a monkey up a f*cking scaffold.”
Put together to see that clip much more as O’Malley and Dvalishvili march towards their inevitable bantamweight title conflict later this yr.
