‘The Machine’ is loved and hated for his wacky personality, be it jumping into a frozen lake and busting his head open, yelling atop a tree, or giving Sean O’Malley kisses during a fight. This time was no different as Merab Dvalishvili entertained us with his crazy dance moves. Well, he did throw in some fighting in there as well. But the shocker? It was for a random music video audition! Well, we all saw Dvalishvili dancing with Aleksandre Topuria following the ‘El Conquistador’s win at UFC 312. Also, remember him dancing with Valentina Shevchenko backstage after they both won their title fights at UFC 306? So dancing is nothing new for him.

The internet has truly gone crazy with the video of Ziggy Ramo and a mate reacting to Dvalishvili’s audition video. In the audition, ‘The Machine’ said, “Hello. I’m Merab Dvalishvili. UFC bantamweight champion. And I will be auditioning for ‘Who We Are’ music video. And I love dancing much as I love fighting.” And he began with a back kick combo. The dance was nothing short of interesting and hilarious at the same time.

But what was this audition for? Well, Ziggy Ramo, Atticus, and vonn released a single, ‘Who We Are’, on 28th February 2025, on Spotify and various other platforms. It’s a multidisciplinary song and is Ramo’s first release of the year. It was produced by Ramo’s longtime collaborator, JCAL, and Chunkylyv swooped in to master the track. And the result? A dance-ready hip-hop and R&B track. 

Soon after Merab Dvalishvili’s dance moves went viral, FullSendMMA shared the clip on their Instagram profile. And true to form, the fighting community swooped to the comments section to give their hilarious reactions. Let’s see what the fight fans had to say.

Merab Dvalishvili’s audition tape leaves fight fans in splits 

Robert Whittaker was one of the first to respond, and he wrote, “Merab. Legend.” But the fans couldn’t step back from commenting on what they called Dvalishvili’s “side quests.” One of the fans commented, “Forever undefeated at side quest 😂😂.” Another fan wrote, “Bro is doing side quests.”

The Georgian started his audition by stating that that he loved dancing as much as he loved to fight. And the fans were quick to notice that. One fan wrote, “bro said he like to dance as much as he likes to fight, first dance move is a 1 2 3 rear kick combo 😂😂😂😂😂😂.”

While some might think that Dvalishvili has a boring style, things are surely en route for change. A comment read, “I was wrong for thinking he was boring… Sorry champ😭.” Some of the fans even claimed that he was worthy of getting a dance battle against the popular group Jabbawockeez. The fan wrote, “I’ve seen enough give him a dance battle against the jabowockeez.”

Nevertheless, the fans were in favor of the artists putting Dvalishvili in the video. One fan wrote, “gotta put him in the video now😂😂🔥.” Another fan added, “And bro got the lead part.” And if they didn’t select the bantamweight champ, the fans had a warning. One comment read, “biggest fumble of all time if u don’t hire him🤣🤣.”

What are your thoughts on the dance video? Did Dvalishvili entertain you enough for you to push him to get featured in the music video? Let us know what you think in the comments down below.