UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili has claimed that 18-0 contender Umar Nurmagomedov doesn’t deserve an opportunity to struggle for the world title, regardless of him being the #2 ranked bantamweight on this planet.
The truth is, ‘The Machine’ has claimed that he’ll overlook the undefeated Russian in favor of rematching former champion Sean O’Malley subsequent; these feedback haven’t sat effectively with the 28-year-old Dagestani.
Merab Dvalishvili questions whether or not 18-0 Umar Nurmagomedov ‘deserves’ title shot
Talking at a fan Q&A forward of this weekend’s monumental PPV, Merab Dvalishvili discovered himself being goaded over the anticipated bantamweight title struggle between him and 18-0 contender Umar Nurmagomedov.
“Let’s boo this man… I’m not petrified of nobody – solely God,” claimed Dvalishvili, earlier than going from 0 to 100 in a second, bellowing over the boos that the undefeated Russian is “scared” to face The Machine.
“The place is that this man?! He’s scared! He’s taking fights with someone else, the place is he?! Inform me, the place is he?! He needs to get knocked out by someone after which he needs to make excuses trigger he’s not going to [make it to] this struggle.
“Dana White and Hunter are making the choice as to who I’m going to struggle subsequent, I don’t make that call… If Dana White tells me to struggle Umar, then I’ll struggle Umar, however you realize what? Umar doesn’t need to struggle me!”
Dvalishvili, who captured UFC gold in dominant style only some months in the past, barked that he’s going to rematch Sean O’Malley subsequent and that Nurmagomedov should “show himself” within the meantime.
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Umar Nurmagomedov fires again after claiming Tune Yadong is out with damage
Final week, it was reported that the 18-0 Nurmagomedov was set to headline the upcoming UFC Tampa card on December 14 towards fan-favorite striker Song Yadong.
While these stories have since been confirmed false, Nurmagomedov has now come out to verify that any probability of a December return is out the window after Tune suffered an damage in coaching camp.
“I’m all the time prepared, and proper now I’m ready for an opponent, as Yadong declined to struggle in December — I used to be informed he’s injured,” he wrote on X, earlier than taking purpose on the Georgian cardio machine.
“Merab, earlier than my struggle with Sandhagen, you mentioned that if I beat him, I’d deserve recognition. Now you might have modified your place — resolve who you might be…
“All of the followers and analysts are noticing how you might be avoiding the struggle. Championship is recognition, however you haven’t obtained it, and you realize that completely effectively.”
Fortunately, there’s nonetheless an opportunity that Nurmagomedov vs Tune might be made for the New 12 months, with the Chinese language athlete taking to Instagram to jot down, “Hey Umar, let’s struggle on January 18th,” at UFC 311.
I’m not ready for anybody and
I wish to struggle earlier than Ramadan.
I hope UFC finds an opponent. And the title, inshaAllah, is only a matter of time. pic.twitter.com/hasZPpDO2k— Umar Nurmagomedov (@UNmgdv) October 25, 2024
“I prefer it, if I can’t be [fighting] for the title, it’s the best choice,” replied Nurmagomedov.
The Russian might want to struggle in January if he’s to keep away from an prolonged interval on the sidelines, resulting from the truth that he’ll be observing Ramadan the next month.
The venue and site of UFC 311 haven’t but been confirmed; nevertheless, the PPV card is predicted to be headlined by the light-weight title struggle between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan.
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