Athletes do all these crazy things to celebrate victories, and looks like Carla Esparza isn't that different. To celebrate winning The Ultimate Fighter 20 and claiming the UFC's first strawweight title, Esparza and her close friend Felice Herrig bought a $1000 sundae.

Yes, you read that right. Esparza, who had a disclosed payout of $50,000 for her championship win at the TUF 20 Finale, ate what was once known as the world's most expensive sundae. It's called the Golden Opulence, and is sold in Serendipity 3 in New York.

Why does it cost that much? Well, for one thing, you're actually eating gold. Not sure why anyone would want that, but here's a description of the dessert:

Golden Opulence Sundae is made using three to five scoops of rich Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream infused with Madagascar vanilla and covered in 23k edible gold leaf. The chocolate syrup used is from melted Amedei Porcelana, one of the world's most expensive chocolates; and covered with chunks of rare Chuao chocolate, which is from cocoa beans harvested by the Caribbean Sea on Venezuela’s coast. The sundae is then adorned with "exotic candied fruits from Paris, gold covered almonds/dragets, chocolate truffles and marzipan cherries." Added to the dessert is a tiny glass bowl of Grand Passion Caviar, an exclusive dessert caviar, made of salt-free American Golden caviar, known for its sparkling golden color. It’s sweetened and infused with fresh passion fruit, orange and Armagnac. Edible gold leaf is made from pure gold that is compressed or rolled into very thin sheets that are only a few micrometers thick and contain no other metals or impurities. It is finally topped off with a gilded sugar flower and sprinkled with small flakes of more edible gold.

Our first bite of the "Golden Opulence" sundae at @serendipity3nyc to celebrate TUF and our first @UFC wins... And also my UFC strawweight title! So amazing! @feliceherrig A video posted by Carla (@carlaesparza1) on Jan 1, 2015 at 1:33pm PST

Ok, last Golden Opulence sundae pic I promise!!! Lol just wanted to give you a close up @serendipity3nyc A photo posted by Carla (@carlaesparza1) on Jan 1, 2015 at 5:28pm PST

I personally don't really have any problems on how they spend their hard earned money, but the UFC champ seems to be getting flack on social media and felt she needed to defend herself:

YES, it really was a $1,000!! And for those who think it was wasteful, I very rarely buy extravagant things. I am not buying an expensive $60k car, $10k watch, $2k bottle service at a club or anything, this is a one time bucket list celebration for not only winning TUF and the @UFC strawweight title, but for the years of hard work I put in to get to this point. Fighting for no money, no recognition, and sometimes no respect. It wasn't an overnight success for women, it was a long hard journey. And I am so absolutely happy that WMMA has made it this far! @ufc

In case you think that's too expensive for a small dessert, will it help to point out that Esparza did get to keep the goblet that came with it? No?

Now, since we're in the topic of crazy things to spend on, here are the top 8 things you could've bought with that $1000:

840 Mcdonald's Sundaes

2 more replicas of her UFC belt, or 50 of those plastic ones that you won't get Jon Jones to sign



A few nights on your own private island in Palawan



10 Anthony Pettis life sized wall stickers

14-pairs of Carla Esparza signed gloves:

30 nights in a 5-star hotel in Thailand

104 Steven Seagal DVD sets

200 selfie sticks for all of your vain friends.

