Is Merab Dvalishvili carrying an excessive amount of emotion into his upcoming conflict in opposition to Umar Nurmagomedov?
In September, Dvalishvili delivered a dominant efficiency in opposition to ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley at UFC 306 to assert the coveted bantamweight belt. Now, ‘The Machine’ has his first protection lined up and it’ll come in opposition to none apart from undefeated Dagestani sensation Umar Nurmagomedov — the cousin of UFC Corridor of Famer and former light-weight titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov.
In Las Vegas for Saturday’s remaining pay-per-view occasion of the yr, Dvalishvili needed to be separated from Nurmagomedov backstage after getting right into a heated confrontation forward of the UFC 311 on-sale press convention.
Later that evening, Dvalishvili bought into an altercation with a person he claims is a member of Nurmagomedov’s staff. The incident occurred shortly after he cornered Aljamain Sterling for his battle in opposition to Movsar Evloev at UFC 310.
Helwani flabbergasted by Merab Dvalishvili’s actions over the weekend
Commenting on Dvalishvili’s actions over the weekend, MMA journalist Ariel Helwani urged that ‘The Machine’ could also be toting round just a little an excessive amount of emotion going into his first battle because the 135-pound king.
“All fired up. I’ve to surprise, and we’ll speak to him about this: is he too fired up? Is he too emotional? Very clear, he didn’t need to come again in December, he didn’t need to perhaps come again in January,” Helwani stated throughout a current episode of his present. “Perhaps he doesn’t assume that Umar deserves the battle. You not often see him that emotional in entrance of, you realize, the general public, if you’ll.
“You see him entering into altercations and whatnot, however not at press conferences and whatnot. He’s fairly fired up in that second. That’s going to be an incredible scene in Los Angeles.”
Dvalishvili vs. Nurmagomedov will co-main occasion UFC 311 on January 18 with the night’s headliner that includes the return of light-weight titleholder Islam Makhachev. The ‘Dagestani Destroyer’ places his gold up for grabs in opposition to Arman Tsarukyan in a rematch greater than 5 years within the making.
