UFC star details how his future father-in-law ruined proposal surprise in toe-curling moment

UFC Bantamweight star Garrett Armfield has revealed that his father-in-law could not keep his mouth shut and ruined his surprise proposal to his girlfriend in a unbelievable moment. 

Armfield is dating teacher Emily Goldberg, with a romance that looks to have started early in 2023, despite the duo meeting in sixth grade. 

The 28-year-old took to social media to reveal the vulnerable moment from Sunday night when he asked for Goldberg's hand in marriage, only for it to end up backfiring. 

'I can’t make this up I been waiting to ask my girlfriend’s dad for his blessing to marry her. So tonight, when he stepped outside to smoke a cig, I followed so I could ask. He cracked a couple of jokes, then said “of course,"' Armfield began. 

'A few minutes later, my girlfriend comes outside to check on us, so we wrap up the convo and head inside. Her dad sits down at the kitchen table, jokingly goes, "Man, I need to sit down - I’m a little lightheaded. These last five minutes have been crazy."'

'My girlfriend and her stepmom look at him confused and ask, "What do you mean?" Meanwhile, I’m sitting there thinking, there’s no way he’s actually about to say anything right now…'

'Then he just blurts out: "Well, Garrett just asked me if he could ask you to marry him." Everyone: "Why the hell would you just say that?" My future father in law is Michael Scott.'

Now, even with Armfield's plan foiled, Goldberg likely still will not know the exact moment when the striker will get down on one knee. 

Armfield's love for Goldberg is clear on social media, with the couple discussing a life together before the fighter went to Emily's father. 

'This girl has been on my mind since I met her on the bus in the 6th grade,' Armfield said in a 2023 Instagram post. 'I’ve been in Kansas City for 6 months now and I was at first scared to uproot my life in Florida and start over again in a new state (especially going to middle of nowhere Missouri from South Florida).' 

'All the hard work and sacrifice is slowly paying off yet I’ve never been more motivated to keep the grind up. Having a beautiful girl like @emgoldberg5 makes this journey 10x easier. Whether it’s making me dinner after a hard training session or just simply laughing with me after a long day. I’m a lucky man.' 

Armfield has not fought in the UFC since November, with his next bought unclear.