UFC fighter taunts beaten opponent with twerking celebration

There were grave concerns for a UFC fighter heading into her bout this weekend, but she got the last laugh with a bold celebration.

Ailin Perez’s weight cut had approximately no bearing on her performance at UFC Paris over the weekend.

The NY Post reports Perez, who was seen shaking and crying on the scales while missing weight, put on a show for her fans.

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After dominating her opponent, Darya Zheleznyakova, with a first-round head-and-arm choke submission victory, Perez decided to do her patented twerking following the victory.

Perez moved her rear end directly on her opponent’s face and twerked in celebration.

Zheleznyakova did not react to her opponent’s taunts and instead went back to her corner after the loss.

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Perez won the fight with a chokehold. Photo: X.

Then she twerked in the face of her beaten opponent. Photo: X.

However, as Zheleznyakova was getting up, Perez re-positioned so she could add further insult to the defeat.

Perez improved to 4-1 in UFC with four straight victories on her resume.

The fight almost didn’t happen, though, with many fans calling for it to be called off due to weight-cutting issues.

Perez was just half a pound short of the 136-pound (61.6kg) maximum weight limit for the women’s bantamweight division.

She was seen gingerly walking onto the scale, and when it was announced she weighed 136.5 pounds, she began crying while struggling to flex her biceps.

Ailin Perez got another UFC win. Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images.

She celebrated with her trademark move. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)

Perez also lifted her hands high in the sky.

UFC officials quickly approached her and helped her stumble off the scale and to the backroom.

Her coaches did not let her continue the weight cut, and she forfeited 20 per cent of her total fight purse and is not eligible for any performance of the night bonuses.

The bantamweight, who is also an OnlyFans model in her spare time, is ranked No. 15 in the world but will surely get a bump in the weeks to come thanks to her strong performance.

This article originally appeared in the NY Post and was reproduced with permission.