Twerking UFC Fighter Ailin Perez Teaches Her Moves To Paulo Costa Ahead Of UFC 302

Ailin Perez is set to step back into the octagon on Saturday night in New Jersey at UFC 302.  She's taking on Joselyne Edwards on the early prelims and is hoping for a repeat performance of the last time she fought back in November at UFC Vegas 82.

She won that fight, celebrated by twerking up against the cage in front of the commentators, and took home more than $30k on OnlyFans as a result.  Who wouldn't want another weekend like that?

NEWARK, N.J. - Ailin Perez of Argentina poses on the scale during the UFC 302 ceremonial weigh-in at Prudential Center on May 31, 2024.  (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Perez is leaning into being the twerking fighter and taking some time away from her last-minute fight preparations to teach her moves to another UFC fighter.  None other than Paulo Costa, who isn't just a more well-known fighter than she is with a larger Instagram following, he's also fighting in the co-main event.

Costa is set to fight Sean Strickland, who is currently the number one ranked fighter in the middleweight division.  Not the kind of guy you want to take lightly.  Not that learning how to twerk is taking your opponent lightly.

Take Perez, for instance.  Her taking some time to give Costa a quick once over on how she twerks isn't her taking her opponent lightly at all, it's marketing.  Brilliantly executed marketing on her part.

Ailin Perez Knows How To Market At A Very High Level

He's in the co-main event, has 1.6 million followers and shared the video tagging her in the caption.  Costa said, "I learned twerking today with @ailu.perez.ufc my brothers 🇦🇷🇲🇽🇧🇷 end🔥 I dance very well!"

She replied by saying, "You deserve better dancing classes 💃 😂"

Like I said, brilliant marketing on Perez's part.  That's clicks on the link in the bio, that's adding subscribers, and that's throwing some extra cash into the bank account.

Well played on her part.  Now if Costa steps into the octagon and gets dominated, there's a chance the outspoken Strickland brings this lesson up.  Perez, on the other hand, has nothing to lose.

If her hand is raised at the end of her fight, all she has to do is pull out her twerking celebration again, hope it picks up some steam on social media, then sit back and collect her own fight bonus.

If she loses, then hopefully she's already picked up some attention from Costa's followers.  Either way she's taking home some sort of win this weekend.