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Merab Dvalishvili and Valentina Shevchenko closed the illustrious Noche UFC 306 night with dominant victories, dethroning the champions and later topping the night with a celebratory dance-off.
The highly anticipated Noche UFC 306 was everything it promised to be. The breathtaking visuals punctuated the grueling night of fights, which saw many fighters embody the fighting spirit in hopes of electrifying the fans on the eve of Mexican Independence Day.
The former flyweight queen regained her title in the co-main event with a unanimous decision victory. The main event saw the Georgian-American put on a grappling clinic to neutralize the blitzing threats of O'Malley and emerge victorious as the newly-crowned king of the bantamweights.
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Following the event, 'Bullet' invited 'The Machine' to accompany her trademark victory dance.
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When both champions engaged in the dance-off to celebrate their dominant victories, fans took to the comments to congratulate the victorious pair:
"That dance-off sounds epic! Congrats to the new champs!"
Another fan added:
"Love to see the belt back on Shevchenko."
One fan wrote:
"One of the cute couples."
More fan reactions can be seen below:
The promotion reportedly spent a whopping $20 million organizing Noche UFC 306.
The fruits of the labor have reaped as the event drew the UFC's highest-ever gate of $22 million, breaking Conor McGregor's $17 million record against Eddie Alvarez in November 2016.
Merab Dvalishvili explains his reason for kissing Sean O'Malley mid-fight
One of the memorable moments during the main event at Noche UFC 306 came in the main event's second round when Merab Dvalishvili landed several kisses on the back of 'Sugar' Sean O'Malley's neck.
'The Machine' nullified the striking virtuoso of the 29-year-old American as his overbearing grappling was at full display. The Georgian controlled the champion and dictated the pace for the entirety of the fight.
Yet, what caught everyone off-guard was Dvalishvili trapping O'Malley against the cage, and rather than landing heavy blows, he landed soft kisses on the former champion before Herb Dean intervened.
When asked about it during the post-fight press conference, The Machine' responded:
"Yeah, so I was -- I grab his neck. And then, he like, he has a ten seconds left. And I know he can wait, and he's not going to go sleep or tap this. And I want to make just a little fun of him, you know, and make him just. You know, I don't hate the guy; just make fun of him, but same time, give a little kiss to show that I dominate, I control this fight, I break you, you know. That's why I was kissing."
He added:
"But I had too much fun there. And I guess I lose the time control. But when I let go, and I guess, I don't know, like, he followed me and he punched me back on my head. And I started protect myself again. And that was like, I said, referee again, 'I'm sorry. Referee, I'm sorry.'"
Check out Merab Dvalishvili's comments below (2:40):
