Internet in stitches as UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili struggles to read peak TikTok brainrot

Merab Dvalishvili reading peak TikTok brainrot might not be something you had in your 2025 Bingo Card!

Merab Dvalishvili is regarded as one of the most celebrated MMA figures in the UFC landscape. The Georgian MMA fighter is globally admired for his vigorous fighting style and fitness. With a record of the most number of takedowns in the history of UFC, needless to say, Dvalishvili has established himself as a fearsome opponent in the ring.

After he won the UFC Bantamweight Championship in September 2024, the world started noticing a new side to the MMA fighter. He has been in the headlines for embracing fun, genial traits.

Recently, he appeared in a clip that was rumored to be an audition for a music video. Fans contemplated if he was planning to switch career paths. However, no confirmation on the matter was received from Merab Dvalishvili's end.

A few days after the incident, he shared a picture to his socials in a hot tub with Sean O'Malley with a caption:

"Having some fun in the jacuzzi w/ @sugasean."

Even after the jovial moments that caught fans' attention, nothing could have prepared the audience for Merab Dvalishvili reading peak TikTok brainrot.

Netizens in splits as Merab Dvalishvili reads peak TikTok brainrot

Merab vs TikTok vocab (via Javeiriaa78/ X)

This might have been the most intense fight Merab Dvalishvili participated in.

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A user commented on the UFC champion's confidence about a particular word:

My man’s said hyperpigmentation so confidently

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A netizen remarked about Dvalishvili's hesitation.

Bro saw the third one and knew he was cooked

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A uses cherished the wholesome moment, and wrote:

We need more people like Merab in this terrible world

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Another user quirkily claimed that the MMA fighter did not know what he was signing up for.

LMFAO ya’ll setting Merab up reading all this shit, he has no idea what he’s saying

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Merab reading TikTok brainrot (via AbsentShift/ X)

The incident rang some bells!

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Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley

While Merab Dvalishvili's hot tub photo with Sean O'Malley appeared as a wholesome moment, it ignited curiosity among true UFC fans who knew the backstory. The two fighters have hinted that they wanted a rematch after Dvalishvili won the Bantamweight Championship against O'Malley. UFC CEO Dana White revealed that there might be a possibility of the same.

However, the hot tub picture gave in to the fact that professional rivalries do not necessarily take a personal turn.