Merab Dvalishvili flirts with fan online over Sean O'Malley's jacket fiasco
Merab Dvalishvili stole the show in the aftermath of UFC 288's main event.
Aljamain Sterling's third title defense against Henry Cejudo at UFC 288 was followed up with a call-out to No.2-ranked contender Sean O'Malley. During their face-off, O'Malley took off his showstopping red jacket and unknowingly handed it over to No.1-ranked contender Merab Dvalishvili, Sterling's teammate.
Dvalishvili is part of Sterling's entourage and a staunchly loyal teammate to him despite being a top-ranked challenger for the title. The Georgian hilariously donned O'Malley's red jacket and was front and center in the heated face-off.
Merab Dvalishvili has seemingly not yet returned Sean O'Malley's jacket, evident in his latest posts on social media. In an Instagram post, a fan unknowingly questioned where Dvalishvili got the jacket from:
"Where did you get the coat from? @merab.dvalishvili i am jealous!!!"
Dvalishvili used the opportunity to offer the jacket as a gift to the fan:
"@winda.allimac I'm going to keep it until Aljo beats O'Malley then I will give you after..."
The fan responded:
"@merab.dvalishvili are you actually going to keep your word lol"
Dvalishvili made sure to also address the practicalities of his promise while also sliding in a cheeky wink:
"@winda.allimac yes. Send your location after ;))"
Check out the complete interaction in the Instagram post's replies on Twitter:
Rizzrab https://t.co/GDuKBHXpcU
Fans react to Merab Dvalishvili flirting with a fan, hail his 'rizz' and 'game'
Fans found the exchange between Merab Dvalishvili and the fan hilarious. They reacted to his flirting skills on Twitter, dubbing him 'Rizzrab'.
Rizz is a slang term that is often used to describe a person's skill in interacting with or charming a potential romantic partner and apparently, Dvalishvili's got loads of it.
Check out some fan reactions below:
"Mans rizz is unparalleled in 135lbs division"
@Bendaman2001 Mans rizz is unparalleled in 135lbs division
"he's like a 5'6 little Georgian Hugh Heffner with his rizz."
@Bendaman2001 @commentatrcruz he's like a 5'6 little Georgian Hugh Heffner with his rizz.
"his game has to be studied at harvard"
@Bendaman2001 his game has to be studied at harvard
Fans offered various renditions of his name with 'rizz'.
"Rizzalishvili"
@Bendaman2001 Rizzalishvili
@Bendaman2001 Dvarizzvili
@Bendaman2001 https://t.co/CevOWuN3TQ
"Why am I starting to like him he's such a shit fighter tho"
he's such a shit fighter tho 🤦@Bendaman2001 Why am I starting to like him 😭 he's such a shit fighter tho 🤦
"I hate him in the octagon and I love him outside of it, dude's hilarious"
@Bendaman2001 I hate him in the octagon and I love him outside of it, dude's hilarious