Emily Whitmire picked up her first victory inside of the octagon on Saturday night at UFC 226 in Las Vegas, but it was an interaction following the fight that stole the show. Whitmire had her hand raised in victory before flipping the double-bird to her teammate, jiu jitsu ace Vinny Magalhaes.
Whitmire was unhappy that Magalhaes decided to corner her opponent, Jamie Moyle, for the fight, and unloaded during her post-fight interview with UFC commentator Joe Rogan.
“Vinny is supposed to be my teammate,” Whitmire said. “He said he wasn’t cornering against me five times. Today I showed up, saw him getting off the bus, didn’t message me or anything, so he can go f*** himself.”
You can watch the postfight interaction below.
https://twitter.com/alex_scaffidi/status/1015741132792201217
UFC 226 is headlined by a superfight between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and light heavyweight titleholder Daniel Cormier. The two men will be facing off at T-Mobile Arena for Miocic’s heavyweight belt, giving Cormier the opportunity to become only the second fighter in UFC history to simultaneously hold the championship in two different weight classes consecutively.
Stay tuned throughout the night for the latest highlights and results from UFC 226 in Las Vegas.
