Javier Mendez Disagrees with Notion that Umar Nurmagomedov Doesn’t Deserve UFC 311 Title Bout
Talking to Danny Segura on Hablemos MMA, courtesy of MMAJunkie, American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier Mendez reacted to Merab Dvalishvili’s feedback.
“That is what I say: When he fought Cory Sandhagen, UFC mentioned that whoever wins that struggle would struggle for the title – whether or not it was going to be Sean O’Malley or Merab,” Mendez advised Hablemos MMA in Spanish. “That’s what the UFC advised Umar and Sandhagen. So why now that the struggle is over, and Umar gained, why is it that what UFC had mentioned ought to not be true? UFC desires this struggle. That’s why they introduced Umar to the Sphere, proper?
“When (Dvalishvili) gained, and so they interviewed him, and so they mentioned that is your subsequent problem, Merab mentioned, ‘Oh, Dana wants to speak to me. He must get to know me as an individual, after which we’ll speak about it.’ Why? The UFC wished this struggle. Umar didn’t say, ‘Hey, I have to struggle for the title if I beat Sandhagen.’ No, they have been those that mentioned the winner would go for the title subsequent, in order that’s all we’re doing. Umar advised me, ‘Look, coach. In the event that they don’t give me the title, I simply need to struggle earlier than Ramadan.’ That’s all. He simply wished to struggle.”
Mendez shall be busy at UFC 311, as one other one among his fighters can even be in motion. Islam Makhachev will get high billing as he defends his UFC Light-weight Championship in opposition to Arman Tsarukyan. Be sure you keep on with BJPenn.com, as we’ll be offering dwell updates all through struggle evening.
