Merab Dvalishvili – the world’s No. 1 bantamweight fighter – was spotted confronting a heckler in the stands at an MMA event, as he gave him the scare of his life.
The 33-year-old Georgian was sitting front row with his entourage at the Chris Jones Invitational in Las Vegas on Friday, when a fan in the crowd shouted some abuse at him at the same time that Sean O’Malley – Dvalishvili’s next opponent – came up on the jumbotron.
The taunting was enough for ‘The Machine’ to get up and take matters into his own hands, as viral footage on social media shows him climbing a gate before jumping onto another and finding the heckler in his section.
After making it through all the barriers separating himself from the troll, Dvalishvili walks up the stairs while the heckler can be seen repeatedly saying ‘No, no, no, no.’
Fans around the pair can also be seen recording the escalation while the heckler has his heart in his mouth.
Merab Dvalishvili scared a guy taunting him after making his way to his seat at the CJI, Friday
But, upon arrival at the troublemaker’s seat, Dvalishvili takes a second to stare at the guy, who’s clearly in distress, before grabbing his hair and pulling it as he ended up containing his anger.
Security can then be seen guiding Dvalishvili back to his seat.
UFC fans on social media couldn’t believe it.
‘Difference between a warrior and a keyboard warrior,’ a person pointed out on Instagram.
‘Lol dude sht his pants ))),’ someone else said.
‘That was a million dollar situation right there,’ another user wrote. ‘seeing as it’s on that many cameras I don’t think having the best lawyer in the world would save that lawsuit.’
The 33-year-old Dvalishvili will next fight Sean O’Malley at UFC 306 on Sept. 14 (seen in Feb.)
A different individual joked: ‘Merab next in line to star in anti bullying campaign.’
Dvalishvili’s fight against O’Malley will take place on September 14 at UFC 306.
Dvalishvili is currently 17-4-0.
He’s only lost once by submission in his career against Ricky Simon back in 2018.
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