Argentinian UFC fighter Ailin Perez's gesture after beating Darya Zheleznyakova during their bout at UFC Paris on September 28, Saturday has gone viral. In a video that surfaced on social media, Perez was seen twerking on her opponent's face and has revealed the reason behind the same following their fight.
Renowned MMA journalist Ariel Helwani had posted a clip of the same on X as he joined a section of fans, calling the gesture 'disrespectful'. As a result, the 29-year-old hit back on the journalist and said:
"My friend Ariel Helwani, Darya said some very disrespectful things about me before the fight so I had to do it. I would love to tell you more about it on your new show
Notably, during the weigh ins for the event before their fixture, Perez had come up overweight by half a pound, forcing the match-up to be altered to a catchweight bout (136.5 pounds), Perez also copped a 20 per cent fine.
"I wanna be the first Argentinian champion" - Ailin Perez
Meanwhile, the Argentinian applied a arm-triangle choke on her opponent to make her submit during their contest. The win extended her winning streak to 4-0 as it also proved be her first victory via finish in UFC. The 29-year-old, who spoke to ex-UFC World heavyweight champion Michael Bisping after the fight, said:
"I am very happy. This is a victory we worked hard for. We knew we were gonna win and I wanna be the first Argentinian champion."
