Mike Malott reacts to Canadian flag being yanked away at UFC Winnipeg

Mike Malott just wanted to recreate a prior victory celebration on Canadian soil, but didn't get the chance to hold his Canadian flag high after beating Gilbert Burns. Just moments after securing a third-round TKO of Burns (22-10 MMA, 15-10 UFC), Canada's Malott (14-2-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) began celebrating with his team. It was his first main event in the UFC, which was made that much more special because it was on his home country's soil, at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg.

Malott just wanted to celebrate as he had done when he won at UFC 315 in Montreal by lifting the Canadian flag high above his head. He was denied that chance. "So, when I was in Montreal, I went to lift the flag, and I don't know if it was a commission guy or who it was, they were like, 'Oh, you're not allowed to have it in the octagon,'" Malott said on "The Ariel Helwani Show.

" "So I said, 'Can I jump up on the side? ' Said, 'Yeah, sure. ' So I jumped up, and then I lifted the flag.

"So, (this time) I skipped the first process, and jumped up to go grab the flag, and as I'm pulling it up, he snatched it out of my hand – and he did it all sh*tty too, where he snatched it and like looked at me (angrily). I was like, what the hell, man? No.