UFC Star Merab Dvalishvili Ends up in Hospital After Diving Headfirst Into Frozen Lake | Watch Video

Merab Dvalishvili may hesitate to be anywhere close to ice or a lake, especially a combination of the two, for some time to come. Reason? The UFC star recently had a brilliant idea to get rid of his boredom: dive headfirst into a frozen lake.

The result? As expected. Not anywhere close to fun. As soon as he dove, he realised the sheet was thicker than anticipated and to make it worse, there were tree branches sticking out as well once he br0ke through the barrier.

In a video, he shared on his Instagram account, Dvalishvili can be seen immediately making his way back with hands cupping his forehead and he looks all dazed. The video was part of a series of posts in which the mixed martial artist shared another video where he covered his bloodied head with a cloth.

And then there was a disturbing clip of the skin on his head being stapled with the 30-year-old writhing in pain.

“I thought a great day to train and run in the park,” Dvalishvili  wrote. “Then I saw a pond which I thought was snow and water. BUT it turned out to be all ice and tree branches sticking out. As soon as I broke threw the ice I felt my skin peeling off . BUT nothing more painful then when they stapled my skin back together! Its all good now … feeling great.”

Dvalishvili, who competes in the bantamweight category, is currently on a five-match winning run and was to face  Cody Stamann at UFC Vegas 18 but pulled out after contracting coronavirus.

They were also supposed to square off last December but then too Dvalishvili pulled out after hurting his back.

Well, to our readers, let this video be a lesson (as if it was needed anyway).