Umar Nurmagomedov’s coach reacts to Merab Dvalishvili declaring UFC 311 title battle is unjust
Javier Mendez Disagrees with Notion that Umar Nurmagomedov Doesn't Deserve UFC 311 Title Bout
Talking To Danny Segura on Hablemos MMA, thanks to MMAJunkie, American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier Mendez responded to Merab Dvalishvili's remarks.
"This is what I state: When he battled Cory Sandhagen, UFC stated that whoever wins that battle would defend the title-- whether it was going to be Sean O'Malley or Merab," Mendez informed Hablemos MMA in Spanish. "That's what the UFC informed Umar and Sandhagen. Why now that the battle is over, and Umar won, why is it that what UFC had stated should no longer be real? UFC desires this battle. That's why they brought Umar to the Sphere?
"When (Dvalishvili) won, and they interviewed him, and they stated this is your next difficulty, Merab stat...