Islam Makhachev and Merab Dvalishvili are receiving that champion therapy.
The revealed customized shorts that the UFC champions will put on for his or her upcoming title defenses this Saturday at UFC 311 in Los Angeles. Makhachev defends the light-weight title towards previous foe Arman Tsarukyan in the principle occasion, whereas Dvalishvili defends the bantamweight title towards the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov within the co-main occasion.
Take a look at the shorts under.
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In response to Georgian MMA reporter Giorgi Kokiashvili, the writing on the again of Dvalishvili’s shorts interprets to “Higher an excellent demise than shameful life” in English.
Although Makhachev is about for his fourth protection of the light-weight title, that is the primary time he has donned customized shorts for a championship struggle. He’s been doing simply tremendous with out them, having recorded championship wins over Dustin Poirier, Alexander Volkanovski (twice), and Charles Oliveira.
Dvalishvili seeks his first title protection after claiming the title with a unanimous determination win over Sean O’Malley at UFC 306. He brings an 11-fight win streak into his conflict with Nurmagomedov, who’s undefeated in 18 skilled bouts.