UFC: Cheyanne Buys tells Montserrat Ruiz ‘I’ll follow you home’ in heated row after final bell
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Cheyanne Buys and Montserrat Ruiz had to be separated by security after the final bell of their strawweight fight at UFC Vegas 22 on Saturday night.
The 28-year-old Mexican “Conejo” (10-1) took a unanimous decision at the UFC’s Apex facility, earning two scorecards of 29-28, and one 29-27, from the judges on her promotional debut against fellow newcomer Buys (5-2).
When the buzzer sounded at the end of the third and final round with Ruiz on top of Buys, she appeared to say something that enraged the 25-year-old American.
The pair got to their feet and had to be held apart by the referee before security entered the Octagon to break them up.
“I’ll follow you home, b****,” Buys was then heard shouting at Ruiz across the Octagon, while flashing her middle finger.