Newly topped UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili practically discovered himself in a nasty state of affairs earlier in the present day (Sat., Sept. 28, 2024) at UFC Paris stay on ESPN+ from inside Accor Enviornment in Paris, France, when the Georgian fighter obtained into an altercation with a number of unruly French followers.
Dvalishvili, who’s coming off a dominant choice win over Sean O’Malley at UFC 306 contained in the Sphere to say the 135-pound title, has been the discuss of the city since extending his present UFC win streak to 11. The UFC champion journeyed out to Paris this week to benefit from the festivities, assist his teammate Matt Frevola, and slap some booty.
Clearly, Dvalishvili attended Saturday’s battle card to witness among the finest fighters France needed to supply and help “Steamrolla” in his primary card matchup once more Fares Ziam (it didn’t go properly). It’s unknown at the moment if Dvalishvili obtained into his crowd altercation earlier than or after Frevola’s knockout loss, however issues fortunately didn’t fully get out of hand.
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Surprisingly, this isn’t the primary time Dvalishvili tried to have interaction with a fiery member from a hostile crowd. Again in August, Dvalishvili landed in sizzling water after scaling a barrier on the Craig Jones Invitational and bodily placing his fingers on a fan. Dvalishvili finally maintained his cool on Saturday, however his acquaintance did bounce up and hit the French fan.
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