Viktoria Dudakova wasn’t happy with one of her coaches after her disappointing loss to Fatima Klein in Saturday’s UFC Vegas 101 preliminaries.
A frantic moment was caught on camera when one of Dudakova’s coaches came to console her after a series of elbows grounded her in the second round.
Dudakova shrugged and slapped the coach, then stepped away and appeared to say a few words of disapproval as another coach continued to tend to the cuts on her face.
The heated altercation between coach and fighter was translated on Twitter, with Dudakova clearly upset by what happened during Saturday’s match.
“You didn’t even come here,” Dudakova said. “You just sat there (pointing somewhere). That’s how indifferent you were!
“You didn’t even come over. You just sat there (pointing somewhere). You didn’t really care!”
— Fatima Krinito Viktoria Dudakova slapped her coach in the Octagon after losing by TKO to UFC Vegas 101.
He left the venue immediately. It seems to be a personal thing… pic.twitter.com/ek5aWcUeLE— PAM (@ParamPam1990) January 11, 2025
The coach is believed to have left the venue after an argument with Dudakova.
The incident ended in a disappointing night for Dudakova, who lost a decision to Sam Hughes in August 2024, forcing her to withdraw from her second consecutive UFC fight.
Overall, Dudakova currently has a 2-2 record in the UFC, including wins over Istela Nunez and Jing Yu Frey, but she was visibly upset by her loss to Klein on Saturday and I got into an argument with one of the coaches.
As for Klein, she suddenly appeared in July of this year with the aim of making her debut, and although she had a record of 1 win and 1 loss in the UFC, she ultimately lost a decision to Jasmine Jasdavicius. With this win, Klein got back on track and improved his overall record to 7 wins and 1 loss.
