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:
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"
"he's like a 5'6 little Georgian Hugh Heffner with his rizz."
"his game has to be studied at harvard"
Fans offered various renditions of his name with 'rizz'.
"Rizzalishvili"
"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"