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Harry Davies

Fans mock UFC star for being choked out in debut after twerking onstage

Ailin Perez captured the attention of fans by twerking after her UFC Paris weigh-in, but the Argentine's fun was cut short as she was choked out by Stephanie Egger.

Perez, 27, was making her UFC debut at the event having been signed to the promotion earlier this year. She had formerly competed for Argentinian promotion Samurai Fight House where she held the bantamweight title. Perez raised eyebrows when she twerked after her official and ceremonial weigh-in, with the UFC cutting the moment out of their broadcasts.

Sadly for the Argentine, she didn't get the chance to twerk after her fight with Egger as she was choked out in the second round. Perez did have some good moments in the opening stanza, catching the talented judoka with some hard punches. But she bizarrely attempted to grapple with Egger which led to her tapping out to a rear-naked choke

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