Merab Dvalishvili snapped again at Umar Nurmagomedov over ducking allegations.
Following his dominant efficiency in opposition to ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley to say the bantamweight title at UFC 306, Dvalishvili’s first protection is anticipated to return in opposition to the No. 2 ranked Nurmagomedov. Nevertheless, ‘The Machine’ has expressed disinterest within the matchup, noting Nurmagomedov’s lack of wins in opposition to prime 15 opponents.
Dvalishvili additionally provided O’Malley a direct rematch to O’Malley which had the Dagestani accusing him of ducking the following man up.
“He able to combat with anybody besides Umar Nurmagomedov,” the undefeated fighter wrote on X after Dvalishvili welcomed a sequel scrap with O’Malley.
Merab snaps again at Umar Nurmagomedov
It didn’t take lengthy for Dvalishvili to snap again at Nurmagomedov on social media and declare that the Dagestani had already been provided two alternatives to combat him.
“Umar Not solely are you disrespectful , you’re a liar. If UFC provided you to combat with me 2 instances – present the followers the contract and the dates. They provided me to combat you proper after I beat Petr Yan with a damaged hand in 6 weeks. I accepted the combat verbally even thought i used to be no. 1 contender and also you have been no. 13 rank and even with damaged hand. Finally the physician mentioned no to this and I had surgical procedure.
“So lets see the contract of the second providing??!!! So if the UFC is gifting you the title protection – wtf are you speaking trash and with disrespect? I’m completed with you now since you preserve mendacity – you misplaced my respect as a person and a martial artist. I’ll wait to listen to from the UFC.”
Nurmagomedov questioned the harm Dvalishvili was referring to earlier than taking one other dig on the champ in a pair of posts on X.
“Is that the identical harm you have been able to combat Cory with? I’m simply basing this on the supervisor’s phrases,” Nurmagomedov wrote in response. “Since prehistoric instances nobody cares in regards to the respect of cowards.”
Evidently, issues are heating up between Dvalishvili and Nurmagomedov. Are you excited to see the 2 world-class wrestlers go toe-to-toe in 2025?
