Merab Dvalishvili was ready to go less than a month away from the biggest fight of his career.

Dvalishvili was in attendance for the Craig Jones Invitational on Friday night in Las Vegas. Videos began to surface on social media of Dvalishvili — who is set to challenge Sean O’Malley for the bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 306 on Sept. 14 — jumping out of the VIP section to confront a heckling fan in crowd. “The Machine” jumps the rail, thwarts — what appears to be — a security guard, walks up the stairs towards the fan, who is shown waving off the situation, before Dvalishvili looks to pull the man’s hat. A security guard eventually pulls Dvalishvili away.

Check out video of the interaction below.

A member of Dvalishvili’s team confirmed to MMA Fighting that the situation was real.

Dvalishvili finally gets his chance at a UFC title shot after winning 10 consecutive fights, including a victory over former two-division champ Henry Cejudo at February’s UFC 298 card.