A UFC heavyweight took a photo with O.J. Simpson and posted it on social media with an utterly awkward caption

• Chase Sherman followed his latest UFC win with a strange Instagram post.
• The MMA heavyweight posted a picture of himself alongside O.J. Simpson.

UFC heavyweight Chase Sherman took a photo with O.J. Simpson and posted it on social media Monday, adding an awkward caption.

The photo came two days after Sherman won an MMA match by knockout at a UFC Fight Night event at the Apex in Las Vegas.

Sherman bucked a four-fight losing skid, winning in thrilling fashion as he dispatched Jared Vanderaa in their heavyweight fight Saturday.

The sluggers produced a fun fight by throwing a combined 502 shots — with Sherman being more effective with his strikes.

The finish came in the third round, and despite the heavy, back-and-forth action in the early rounds, Sherman showed that he had enough left in the gas tank to unload with as many punches as it was necessary to force an early finish, which you can re-live right here.

Days later, Sherman posted the Simpson photograph with, "Killers," as his caption.

The caption is an apparent reference to Simpson's infamous 1995 trial for the murders of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman.

Simpson was acquitted of murder in criminal court but found liable for the deaths in a civil trial.

Many people in the comment section applauded Sherman.

MMA talent manager Malki Kawa said: "Lmao you're wrong for this one," while MMA industry exec Dean Toole called Sherman the "lord of the caption."

Sherman wants to fight in front of a crowd, and on a pay-per-view card

As for what's next for the 16-10 fighter, Sherman said he wants to fight in front of live crowds again after effectively competing his entire UFC career behind-closed-doors at either the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, during the early pandemic days, and then the Apex, which fits just 500 people inside the UFC's TV studio.

"I want to fight in Texas. I want to fight anywhere south of Mason-Dixon," Sherman told Insider and other reporters at a post-fight press conference Saturday.

"From Texas to Florida, I want to fight in front of a fucking crowd. It's been over two years, three years since I've fought in front of a crowd.

"And I want to fight on a pay-per-view card," he added. "I fought only on one pay-per-view card, and I got 'Fight of the Night.' I want my spine to tingle when I walk out in front of a crowd."