Dana White dumbfounded by Merab Dvalishvili removing own stitches

LAS VEGAS – Dana White thinks Merab Dvalishvili is trolling him at this level.

The UFC CEO referred to as Dvalishvili “next-level silly” final week for revealing that he suffered a lower lower than a month out from his title battle in opposition to bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC), which headlines UFC 306 on Sept. 14 at Sphere in Las Vegas.

Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) took it up a notch this week by posting one other replace on social media – this time a video of him eradicating his personal stitches. White couldn’t assist however react when requested for his ideas.

“Isn’t he superior? I believe he’s simply f*cking with me now, to be trustworthy with you,” White advised MMA Junkie and different reporters Tuesday after DWCS 69. “Do what you need. Have you ever ever seen the scissors they take stitches out with? They’re tiny, and so they have that factor on there so that you don’t lower your self. They’ll slide them up below the stitches and also you don’t lower your self, and this dude had f*cking bush shears that he was utilizing, that you simply trim your f*cking bushes with, that gardeners use. No matter, good for him.”

Dvalishvili insists there’s no trigger for concern, chalking up the lower to a “little coaching harm.”

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