UFC 229: 3 hilarious moments from the UFC 229 pay-per-view

UFC 229 was one of the most awaited shows from the recent history of MMA. The show worked in a way no one had expected, with each of the fights until the main event delivering on another level altogether.

The main event saw the events of the show earlier overlooked, as the matter of Khabib Nurmagomedov defeating Conor McGregor and the fact that he then went on to celebrate his victory by attacking members of Conor's camp eclipsing the rest of the event.

However, as a show, UFC 229 was a fun one, with the main card particularly delivering when it comes to moments of hilarity which seemingly have no place on the card of a show like UFC 229.

The audience enjoyed them, and the fighters got to have a chuckle in the midst of fighting for their pride, their lives, and their careers.

In this article, we will look at the shows that delivered on another level, when it comes to funny moments, which left the audience laughing and wondering, either with the fighters, or in appreciation of what they saw inside the Octagon.

#3. Alexander Volkov and the mouth-piece:

On the main card, in what many argued was the fight of the night, Derrick Lewis faced Alexander Volkov.

The Russian had been undefeated since coming to the UFC, having picked up four consecutive victories. These victories had seen the hype around the fighter slowly grow, as he looked to have become a tough opponent for anyone that he was placed in the Octagon with.

Enter Derrick Lewis. Coming off a mixed few performances, with a couple of wins and losses, Lewis was the underdog going into the bout.

Lewis was clearly dominated by Alexander Volkov for most of the fight, but in the third round, he looked like he was getting his own back. In fact, he landed a good shot on Volkov, which saw the fighter lose his mouth guard.

In a moment of hilarity, Volkov was so shaken by the blow, that he thought that the mouth guard on the ground next to him belonged to Lewis. He tried to put it into the mouth of his opponent after the referee paused the fight, much to Lewis' indignation.

When people realised what had happened they all joined in the laughter, as Volkov, embarrassed, put the mouth piece into his own mouth instead.

#2. Tony Ferguson and Anthony Pettis:

Tony Ferguson and Anthony Pettis had one of the best fights of the night, and was rightfully awarded the bonus for that category.

The two of them took the co-main event to another level altogether, as the savagery left the audience spellbound, and unsure what to think, while the two main tore at each other, with stiff blows sending both of them reeling.

Both the fighters were cut open in the second round, and the referee had to pause the fight for a while to check on them and their ability to continue before restarting.

When the fight did restart, the two of them stood across the Octagon from each other laughing, at what they had done to each other, and the fact that both of them were still standing.

The moment of sheer incredulous respect and laughter between the two fighters had the audience cheering and laughing right along with them, as they knew they were a witness to something special.

#1. Derrick Lewis and his pants:

Derrick Lewis and Alexander Volkov had one of the best fights of the night, but also one that left the fans endeared to Derrick Lewis by the end.

After it looked like the fight was going to end in the favour of Volkov via a decision, with only 20 seconds of the third round to go, Lewis launched a renewed attack on the fighter. The right hook caught Volkov unexpectedly, dropping him, and the blows that followed afterwards only put the nail in the Russian's coffin, as Lewis won, with 11 seconds to go.

It is what came afterwards, which set tongues wagging even more, as the audience could hardly contain their laughter when Derrick Lewis took off his pants following the fight.

A harassed-looking UFC official told him that he had to put his pants back on again, and he did. Later when asked about why he had taken his pants off, buy Joe Rogan, he said it was because his "b***s were hot", while later in an interview he said that it was because he had "orgasmed".

The entire situation is an unbelievably hilarious one, seeing that the fighter had knocked out the undefeated Russian up and comer, and the main topic of discussion since then has been about his pants.

Edited by Riju Dasgupta