Merab Dvalishvili took objective at a variety of his previous challengers on Saturday afternoon, this while pledging to “smash” Umar Nurmagomedov.
Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA) ended up being the UFC’s recently minted bantamweight champ previously this month at The Sphere in Las Vegas, making a dominant consentaneous choice triumph over Sean O’Malley.
Merab’s remarkable title-earning efficiency at UFC 306 marked his l lth triumph in a row and has him poised to handle unbeaten competitor Umar Nurmagomedov in his very first title defense.
While initially not appearing extremely crazy about the concept of battling ‘Young Eagle’ next, Merab Dvalishvili has actually altered his tune in current days.
Most just recently, ‘The Machine’ required to ‘X’ where he pledged to “smash” Umar Nurmagomedov next, this while taking goal at his 3 most previous challengers in Petr Yan, Henry Cejudo and Sean O’Malley.
I smacked Petr Yan's a** like a b****, I carried Henry Cejudo like a baby, I kissed Sean O'Malley like his daddy BUT I will simply SMASH Umar if the UFC puts him in front of me next. 💯
— Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili (@MerabDvalishvil) September 28, 2024
“I smacked Petr Yan’s a ** like a b ****, I brought Henry Cejudo like a child, I kissed Sean O’Malley like his daddy BUT I will merely SMASH Umar if the UFC puts him in front of me next.”
Merab Dvalishvili combated and beat previous champ Petr Yan with relative ease in March of 2023. The Georgian’s next battle would come versus another previous 135lbs champ in Henry Cejudo at UFC 298. While not as dominant as his efficiency over ‘No Mercy’, Dvalishvili had the ability to outpoint ‘Triple C’ on path to a consentaneous choice success. That win over Cejudo naturally moved ‘The Machine’ into his latest bout, a title battle opposite Sean O’Malley at UFC 306. Merab wound up travelling previous ‘Suga’ 2 weeks earlier at The Sphere to end up being the promo’s indisputable bantamweight champ.
How do you believe a future bantamweight title battle in between Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov would play out? Do you believe ‘The Machine’ would “smash” the ‘Young Eagle’ as he declares?