Ailin Perez hits back at claim she faked frightening weigh-in scenes after landing first round stoppage and dancing in opponent’s face

After leaving fans fearful with her walk to scales and missing weight, Ailin Perez landed a quickfire victory at UFC Paris tonight.

The divisive Argentinian was over by half a pound at yesterday’s weigh-ins, but it was the entire spectacle of her attempt that made waves on social media. She seemed to be shivering and shaking as she walked towards the scale, before coming in over the 136lb bantamweight limit.

From there, she was asked to pose with her arms raised in a flex position, and struggled to even lift them before eventually leaving, again on shaky legs. But she cut a completely different figure at ceremonial weigh-ins just hours later, and seemed on top form tonight as she landed her first UFC stoppage.

Who is Dana White? All you need to know about the CEO and President of the UFCAilin Perez missed weight for UFC Paris in frightening momentAhead of her fight tonight in Paris, Ailin Perez showed up slightly over weight for her fight with Darya Zheleznyakova. The controversial star was forced to give up 20 per cent of her purse to her opponent after she made the weight at 135lb.

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCHowever, Perez seemed to be in great shape just hours later when she appeared at the ceremonial weigh-ins. She goaded the booing Paris crowd and showed off her signature dance moves as she soaked up the atmosphere on the stage.

When it came to facing off with Zheleznyakova, she appeared in fine form as she jawed with her rival and appeared to be enjoying the settings. She had no problems getting on the scale this time around, although her rehydrated weight is not yet known.

After missing weight, Ailin Perez lands stunning first round submissionOn fight night, Perez appeared like a different woman from just a day prior, arriving to the ring in flying form, wearing her ‘GOAT’ chain and embracing the booing French crowd. She has been training with the ‘GOAT Shed Academy’, and showed off her gym pride in the ring walk.

When it came to the fight itself, there wasn’t much to report as she flew out of the traps early, taking advantage of her far superior ground game to get the fight into her wheelhouse. Perez very quickly was able to get into position for a submission.

It didn’t take long for her to lock in an arm triangle just under four minutes into the round. Zheleznyakova tapped and Perez immediately began to do a disrespectful dance move in her face, before continuing her celebrations against the cage.

After the fact, Perez showed limited respect in her first post-fight social media post, writing: “I Khabib’d the Russian and then twerken on her.”

Ailin Perez denies claims she faked weigh-in stuntDuring the broadcast, legendary former UFC champion Michael Bisping repeated a claim allegedly from her coaches that Perez may have been faking her weigh-in situation. The laughable idea caused some pushback on social media, and even the fighter herself seemed surprised by the suggestions.

“Who is he?” She asked in a cheeky response to the question during her post-fight press conference. “Oh yes, I remember. I was chilly, he doesn’t know just like a lot of people don’t know but they’re going to talk anyway.

“I won the fight regardless and I gave 20 per cent of my purse to my opponent as was supposed to happen. So everything’s square.”

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