A Bizarre UFC Finish Saw Bicycle Kicks For Over A Minute-Straight Which Led To A Loss After The Final Bell

Somehow he didn’t tap ? pic.twitter.com/tBk6I2db3u

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Ricky Simon and Merab Dvalishvili just put on one of the most insane fights the UFC has seen in quite a while, with back and forth action, flips, spins, and various bizarre maneuvers, it ended on a sour note. Even though Dvalishvili was conscious, kicking his legs (???) for over a minute while stuck in a deep guillotine choke, he was awarded a TKO loss after the final bell sounded.

After the fight, Dvalishvili said: “When it was finished, I was just tired and stayed down. I knew I had won. The doctors told me to stay down. I don’t know why they gave it to him. I feel I’m the winner. I didn’t lose this fight. I just want more fights. I want to stay busy.”

But he still got the loss. His impressive leg-kicking defense was all for naught, and now the MMA world is in complete confusion. The rules state that if a fighter is out at the final bell, then he indeed lost. But he wasn’t out.

https://twitter.com/SecretMovesMMA/status/987865631897849857
https://twitter.com/LegKickTKO/status/987865166556606464

https://twitter.com/MarsHerns/status/987867220431716353

And through all of that, after losing the fight, it turns out Dvalishvili actually won on the judge’s scorecards. He was dominating this fight until getting caught in the choke that didn’t put him out.

Since the ref thought Dvalishvili was “out” at the time of the bell, he gave the win to Simon, but look at this:

This will likely be a win that’s disputed with the athletic commission, so hopefully, we get to see it again.