UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili can’t wait to close down Umar Nurmagomedov’s hype.
Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defends his title towards Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) on Jan. 18 within the UFC 311 co-main occasion from Inglewood, Calif. (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).
Dvalishvili has made it very clear that he doesn’t assume Nurmagomedov deserves the title battle and has discovered him disrespectful within the lead-up to their battle.
“I’m simply going to make him humble,” Dvalishvili advised “The Schmo.” “I feel Umar is spoiled little child. He’s been disrespectful. You may go on his Twitter, and also you guys all see how he disrespected the champion, however I’m simply going to show it.
“I don’t need to discuss. I simply need to do it, you understand? January 18th, I’m simply going to show it. I’m working actually laborious, and also you guys know each time I battle towards high contenders, I make them look simple. So I feel I’ll do the identical once more.”
Dvalishvili is aware of he has a troublesome process at hand towards Nurmagomedov however is assured that he bounces him out of the ranks of the unbeaten.
“I’m going to search for the end, however I’m not saying nothing,” Dvalishvili mentioned. “All I need is to win, beat him as a result of he’s 18-0, which is undefeated. He was by no means defeated earlier than.
“He’s like novice world champion, Russian champion, Dagestan champion, sambo champion. He’s Khabib’s cousin, and his brother Khabib by no means misplaced earlier than. I would be the first who offers him loss.”
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