Viktoriia Dudakova was not happy with one of her coaches after an upsetting loss to Fatima Kline on the UFC Vegas 101 prelims on Saturday.
The heated moment was caught on camera as one of Dudakova’s coaches came over to console her after she was stopped by a barrage of elbow strikes on the ground in the second round.
Dudakova slapped one of her coaches after her TKO loss #UFCvegas101 pic.twitter.com/tHAWplKAfL
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) January 11, 2025
Dudakova shrugged off her coach and then slapped him before taking a step away and seemingly sharing a few unhappy words while another of her coaches continued to tend to a cut on her face.
The heated altercation between coach and fighter was translated on Twitter with Dudakova obviously upset at what transpired during her bout on Saturday.
“You didn’t even come over,” Dudakova said. “You just sat there [points somewhere]. That’s how little you cared!”
"You didn't even come over. You just sat there [points somewhere]. That's how little you cared!"
— PAM (@ParamPam1990) January 11, 2025
— Victoria Dudakova to her coach after slapping him in the octagon after her TKO loss to Fatima Klineat UFC Vegas 101.
He left the venue right away. Looks like something personal to… pic.twitter.com/ek5aWcUeLE
The coach apparently left the venue after the altercation with Dudakova.
The incident ended a disappointing night for Dudakova as she dropped her second straight fight in the UFC following a decision loss to Sam Hughes back in August 2024.
Overall, Dudakova now sports a 2-2 record in the UFC including wins over Istela Nunes and Jinh Yu Frey but she was obviously upset by her loss to Kline on Saturday, which then ended with an altercation with one of her coaches.
As for Kline, she improved her UFC resume to 1-1 with the win after she stepped up in a short notice fight to make her debut this past July but ultimately fell by decision to Jasmine Jasudavicius. The win puts Kline back on track while improving her overall record to 7-1.
