American fighter Cheyanne Buys accused her UFC opponent of spitting on her in the middle of a bout

• Cheyanne Buys accused her UFC opponent Saturday of spitting on her.
• "I'll follow you home, b----," Buys said as the fighters had to be separated after the bell.
• Montserrat Ruiz denied spitting on Buys when speaking to reporters after the fight.

American fighter Cheyanne Buys accused her UFC opponent Montserrat Ruiz of spitting on her in the middle of a bout.

"I'll follow you home, b----," Buys said at the end of the fight - a strawweight match on the main card of Saturday's UFC event that took place behind-closed-doors inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Ruiz won the fight on points, ending the night ahead on the cards of all three ringside judges.

During a post-event press conference Ruiz denied spitting, and told reporters that there is a backstory to a rivalry that simmered during three rounds of lively MMA action.

"Everything got started when she insulted my wrestling and my takedowns," said Ruiz.

"She said that I have stupid headlocks and stupid takedowns and she said that she used to know me. I gave her a little hell so she can taste it.

"I'm not the kind of person that likes to insult other people. I'm a humble girl. But if you touch the wrong buttons, you're gonna have issues with me."

On the spitting accusation, Ruiz said: "No, I didn't spit on her at all. Probably, it was the momentum.

"I'm not the kind of person that likes to spit. If you spit on someone, that's crossing the line. And that wasn't something I was thinking of doing in my [UFC] debut."

In the video below you can see that Buys and Ruiz wanted to continue fighting even after the bell to end the bout.

-UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) March 21, 2021

And in this video, you can hear Buys make her threat to follow Ruiz home:

-Jed I. Goodman (@jedigoodman) March 21, 2021

In a statement on Instagram, Buys said: "To all my friends and family I just want to say I am sorry for losing my cool after the fight.

"I have never in my life been spit on by an opponent that I gave nothing but respect too. I will live to fight another day. Thank you guys for all [your] support. I'll be back."

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With the victory, Ruiz advanced her pro MMA record to 10 wins (three knockouts, two submissions, and five decisions) against one loss.

Buys, meanwhile, saw her pro MMA record retreat to five wins (one knockout and four decisions) against two losses.