Jose Ochoa made UFC 328 a night to remember—and not just because of his performance in the Octagon.

The flyweight fighter delivered a dominant showing against Clayton Carpenter on Saturday, cruising to a lopsided unanimous decision victory. But the real drama came after the final bell. During his post-fight interview, Ochoa seized the moment to pop the question to his girlfriend. When UFC color commentator Joe Rogan asked if she was in the building, Ochoa revealed a plot twist: she was back home in Brazil, thousands of miles away.

It was a risky move—proposals in MMA have a mixed track record. Remember Jessica Andrade proposing after a loss? Or Lukas Bukovaz getting a "no" on live TV? The history of in-cage proposals is, let's say, undefeated at being cringe. But Ochoa had luck on his side.

Backstage, the fighter got the news every hopeful fiancé wants to hear. "Yes, she said yes," Ochoa told MMA Fighting. "She was waiting for that moment."

The proposal wasn't the only win of the night. Ochoa bounced back from a decision loss to Asu Almabayev this past July, improving to 2-2 in his UFC career. For the 27-year-old, May 9, 2025, now marks a double victory—one in the cage and one in the heart.