A UFC knockout artist says it's hilarious that the MMA world thinks he's blown his shot at a date with Miley Cyrus

• Julian Marquez used his recent UFC win as a platform to ask Miley Cyrus for a date, and she responded.
• But he then issued a demand and it looked like he had screwed up.
• "Everything is going to work out the way you guys want it to work out," he said Monday.

A UFC knockout artist called Julian Marquez thinks it's hilarious that the MMA world said he blew his shot at a date with Miley Cyrus.

"Everything is going to work out the way you guys want it to work out," Marquez told MMA Junkie Radio on Monday.

Marquez fought Saturday for the first time in two-and-a-half years. He won, in style, when he submitted Maki Pitolo with an anaconda choke in the third round of their middleweight match on the main card of the behind-closed-doors UFC 258 show in Las Vegas.

But rather than use his immediate post-fight platform to issue a challenge to a potential rival in the 185-pound division, he looked into the camera and asked Miley Cyrus to be his Valentine.

Marquez then told reporters all about his love for Cyrus.

"Every time I walk out to Miley, she does something to me to figure out a way to win. And she's just my love," he said. "I love that woman."

He was asked how confident he was that Cyrus might feel the same way, and he said: "100% [confident] … Have you seen me? Do you not see this beautiful beard? And this gorgeous smile? And these pretty eyes?"

It was not long before the American singer noticed Marquez's request and said she'd be his providing he fulfil one demand - she wanted him to shave her initials MC into his chest hair.

MMA media were then aghast that Marquez issued a counter-demand, saying Cyrus should get a Henna tattoo of his nickname, the Cuban Missile Crisis, on her stomach.

Cyrus then posted a cryptic message on her Instagram account that said: "This could have been yours but you dumb."

For Marquez, it is not over.

"I have not shaven an 'MC' in my chest just yet," Marquez told MMA Junkie. "I flew home [Sunday] and spent some time with my family. It's been 31 months. I've spent two camps away from my family, kind of pushing them away. I've spent the majority of the time with my grandmother.

"But here's the thing: A man's chest hair is sacred. It's like a lion's mane. It's very difficult to shave. But I am talking to some people right now and we have something in the works for everybody."

Marquez continued: "Trust me, everything is going to work out the way you guys want it to work out. Everything is going the way it should go.

"For everyone saying I blew it, I think that's hilarious because that's not what it looks like on this side."

It remains to be seen where this potential romance will lead.