Merab Dvalishvili 'Forgives' Sean O'Malley, Talks Tim Welch, Herb Dean, Umar Nurmagomedov | UFC 306
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- Опубликовано: 6 ноя 2024
- UFC 306 winner and new champ Merab Dvalishvili spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters post-fight after his bantamweight title victory over Sean O'Malley at Noche UFC on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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11 winstreak, 4 champs in a row, I think he's ready for Aspinall guys
Might as well, he'd have more balls then Jon 😂
He would ragdoll Asspinal, Heavyweight is dead.
At least there's be ACTIVITY in that division. Jones keeps running away
4?
Only 3
Aldo yan and sean
@@KeinProblem-uv5jh he also beat cejudo (he's a former double champ)
His humility is beautiful to see, Merab is a class act.
How TF can you not like this guy? Total class act!
True ❤
Because when I look back on his fights he’s extremely boring, a hugger, has no striking, and is a giant back pack…. Very hard to like this guy.
@@Justhunter33 it sounds like you're one of the people who "boo" when the fighters are grappling. I'm guessing you've never been in an actual fight. MMA isn't boxing. It's not kick-boxing.
The whole point of the UFC was to see which discipline is most realistic and/or effective in the real world. And in the real world, most fights end up on the ground. Not all, but most. Let's say 60%. If you want to see two guys stand and bang and never go to the ground, just stick to boxing.
I get it tho. When I got in a fight, I didn't want to go to the ground, because that's not my skill set. My goal was to hit and not get hit. Not many people want to end up on their back in a gravel parking lot, and I'm one of them
@@Justhunter33sounds like youre a boxing fan. MMA is obviously not for you.
You either dont wrestle or train BJJ, its hard to appreciate the sport when you dont understand whats going on
@@indivisible885 bro I’m 29 and I’ve loved fighting my entire life, every aspect of it. I spent almost 10 years at a gym. Calm down.
Everyone knows why Umar NURMAGOMEDOV did not fight anyone at top 10, just like the champ everyone is dodging Umar. Props to Corey Sandhagen,he has the real champion's mentality anyone anytime...
Umar hasn't climbed the ladder, he was given an opportunity. Merab climbed up like a man
@@LilFatMike913 It’s weird these types of mma fans always try to find the next hope, umar got dropped by a fighter making his debut lol. Merab will dominate him.
@@JohnJoatan2 its weird when people like you just disregard who is making the debut and plus he dominated him for the rest of the fight lmao then went on to dominate cory lmao
@@LilFatMike913 DID YOU NOT READ THE COMMENT>??? NO ONE WANTS TO FIGHT
@@JohnJoatan2like Merab hasn’t almost gotten ktfo plenty of times😂😂😂 just wait clown. Yall talking the same exact way you did with Islam. Goofy 🤡
MERAB VS UMAR WILL BE THE HIGHEST QUALITY MATCHUP EVER in UFC. I understand why merab wants umar to fight one more time, merab's path to belt is really second to none.
Finally a intelligent n kind fan of Umar... other umar fan DNT understand how much merab has work to get title shot n Umar with khabib support want title shot after 4 fight...he should fight Petr Yan first than ll see ... because every werstler should test against peter Yan as he has best takedown defense n werstling n best striker in division...
Merab doesn't want to fight umar for 2 reasons, 1 - merab had a long road to the title, 2- he is genuinely terrified of umar and he knows he will lose the title immediately , cause if he wasn't scared he would have also complained in interviews back than when o'malley got an even shorter road and gifted a title shot vs aljo, but merab didn't because he thought it would be an easy money fight against o'malley.
Merab is playing games, he uis 100% scared
@@nikobellic9004the fight was never offered to him just talked about it
Merab giving kiss of life to o maley
Merab and Umar has to be next
No 11 win streaks, it has to be merab vs tom aspinal
@@maHariBahadur867Smartest Merab fan 🤡 Aspinall is over 100 pounds heavier than Merab
@@harambe3611Smartest Aspinall fan, Valentina Shevchenko stomps Aspinall 🤡
@@harambe3611 must be fun being with you in parties 🤡
@@harambe3611Umar should fight peter Yan the best fighter with all round skill... Umar ll fail against peter Yan im sure... peter has takedown defense n werstling n also best striker than anyone... peter Yan is not cory ...if Umar has hart let him fight peter Yan than title shot
When i hear merab speak makes me wanna load up gta iv .. happy for him and new!
Nico Bellick Bratha!!!!!!
Lmao I'm Georgian too but does our accent really sound so Russian ?
Where’s Roman? Lol
@@ddemetrashvili no it does not... niko is yugoslavin... idk where u got russian from brater
@@ddemetrashvili Niko Bellic is Serbian
it's clear that all the media don't like this guy and he ruined their party, too bad he's not getting the respect he deserves
Umar will have all the wrestlers to train with that has Merab’s body shape and style. Young Eagle is going to have a field day next year
I think it’s gunna be closer than you think 🫡
It will be Yan vs merab 2. Nobody will give merab a chance and then he will dominate
@@dylancarter2673 Yan doesn’t have training partners and elite wrestling like young eagle will have.
lol merab destroys that bum
Keep dreaming
Dvalishvili vs Nurmagomedov 🔥🔥🔥🔥
F*ck no, O'Malley needs to be fed to Umar first. Let's get Sean to PFL asap. Pride month is finally over for the gay kid now.
That's not fair, Before title fight Merab cleared the whole division, Winning against 3 former champs , Umar needs some wins against top15 to get a title shot
@@revazgardavadze3771merab refused to take a title shot before because aljo had the title
@@revazgardavadze3771womp womp you know his reign will end with umar
@@clkgtr12 Can't wait the day when he wipes the floor with Umar and when you eat your words
Why many fighters are avoiding Umar?
Can you blame them? Umar is a scary dude for 135 especially when he let his hair grow 😂 he looks like one of those badass paintings of those scary ancient Horsemans from the caucasus and arround Russia that terrefied the world.
Khabib's hair style isn't for him lol
I’ll come back after Merab beats your hope.
Merab vs figgy first as figgy has been more active, then merab vs umar
Peter Yan is ready to fight umar ... Petr Yan is the best striker n takedown defense n also werstling...let umar test against peter Yan first..
@@15yuji umar is not that good ...cory exposed his werstling 😂...umar only fought 4 UFC fight n he wants title shot with help of khabib 😂..no one wants to fight umar is joke made by umr fans 😂... peter Yan is ready to fight umar .. just let Umar test against peter Yan than title shot...merab ll beat Umar as merab has everything against umar...
The guy don't wanna hear about Umar lol. Everytime Umar is mentionned his face change hhh. UFC need to make that fight happen next
Cos he feels that game is not fare. He sees that Umar is having easier way towards the title shot then other fighters, including Meran himself.
@@davidstrangelove2493Which is hypocritical considering in the ring he'll fight anyone Dana says 😮
He knows he is going to loose the belt immediately if Umar is next 😂
figgy just bea garbrandt and chito ,how does he deserve a title shot ..lol he is so scared of umar
@@davidstrangelove2493he has himself to blame...lol..ufc wanted give him a title shot after he beat aldo ,he didnt want to fight alja ,not umars fault merab is a cuck for aljo
Merab and Umar is the fight to make! 💯💯💯
It's not fair tho, Umar is very young and Merab elderly by MMA standarts, there is 99% chance Umar will win so what's the point ?
@@arcanewondersfann1567 not necessarily Merab is only 33 so he has 2 more years probably 3 and he’s very active
@@arcanewondersfann1567 cope
@@arcanewondersfann1567 The point is to prove who is the best fighter in the division. It's getting annoying letting these champions decide who they will fight like when Omalley fought #8 Chito. Tt should be they fight the top contender, or the best fighter in their division.
@@MrGreFunky how is Umar top ranked contender, most people don't even remember he's last fight, Umar should fight Chito, Sean or Yan before even asking for title shot
This guy is funny and humble real champ 🏆
Herb needs to be FIRED. He didn't take a point for Tim Welchs interference, he didnt take a point when Sean grabbed Merabs gloves, and he told the fighters to "stop" then allowed Sean to punch Merab in the back of the head. It's was 1v2 tonight.
And tell them 12 times to "work"....Did he even see the fight we saw?
Herb has been on the decline
They are professionals. This is the highest level, a championship bout, he will yell at them and let them fight. That's what's supposed to happen at that level. This isnt Dana white contender series they aren't learning how to operate in the octagon. They have 3 judges, if the judges want to take points away or score on things that happen in the ring that's their job.
Smoking weed for a long time has an effect on your brain sooner or later.
Scared of umar
უმარმა ჯერ ცხვრებს მიხედოს რუსეთის მთებში ! 😂
cry more seans crybaby fangirl
@@georgian9469😂😂 thazudivov smoked your boy when show his cockiness in Olympics 97 kg wrestling final.. Rat merab will cry when he face umar..
@@googleaccount065 დაიჯვი
💯..
It’s evident he’s doing whatever it takes to avoid umar until they make him
He is terrified with Umar's name. He knows fhis belt is not going to be with him if he fought with Umar.
Also if umar is not deserving than please beat him and shut the whole world but you know its not possible for you so run 😅
I disagree, I think Merab beats Umar.
Umar fan boy r funny..in which way can Umar beat merab ? Umar werstling was exposed by cory 😂 merab ll give Umar beating...let umar fight peter Yan first than title shot...dnt be blind just see the skill of merab which is impressive than anyone...i ll put my house on merab to beat Umar...
@@zStC1this fools DNT know what merab is made off.. Umar DNT have what khabib has ...im sure merab ll beat Umar...umar is just a hype as khabib brother but cory exposed his werstling 😂
When he was asked to face Umar next in the line.. he almost forget what to say and continued bla BLA BLA 😂😂😂.
That was hilarious
You really have no idea what did he say and why?!
@@Kay-fb6dg go back to the octagon interview and you will understand what I mean 🤣
@@I.A.I.Y I did listen to that interview. Bottom line is he is the winner today!!! I respect your opinion however I disagree with you there is reason for that - let’s wait and see :)
Dude is scared shitless of Umar it's hilarious 😂😂😂
Merab seems to be a cool guy
That You Aljo?
Until you ask him about umar and he runs away begging dana to not make this fight.
Or when he was in the ninadrama interview he says I don't believe in angels, devils, ghosts I only believe in what I can see, but when he won the fight he start talking about god? Merab is confused...
@@edwardelric5491you looking to hate on anything lmaoo
@@lildemonshannon5202bro bet on a twig to win now he's coping hard 😯
@@edwardelric5491 you are clearly crying because as nurmagomedov would say he "smashed" your boy o malley
As much as I want Suga to get the rematch, I do agree that Merab should fight Umar. It'd be more interesting for the division. Also gives Suga time to grow and get a couple exciting fights against some of the other top 10. Like let's see a Cory vs Sean. That's a dope fight
Love this Guy.. respect 💪🏾♥️
What a lad ❤
Already ducking umar. Bro is legit scared
He has every right to be scared. Umar is going to beat him and after that Umar will keep the belt for a long time.
@@DeeTried inshaALLAH
@@DeeTried you will be surprised
@@marikhutashvili9510 nobody would surprise dude
everybody ignore umar and trying to avoid to say his name
UFC need money and a lot of money come from arabic country, that fight gonna happen soon
UFC need Nurmagomedov name on all their event in arabic country and bring all oil crazy rich to watch and spent all the money
@@marikhutashvili9510nah we saw Dagestani guys humbling georgians before..
Joe rogan : "so next is umar?"
Merab : "I love dana whiteee!!!"
😂😂🤣😭😭
Lol this hobit is terrefied of umar because he instinctively knows what is about to happen.
Merab dont dis(grace) yo ancestors and face your fears with ho(nor) there is nowhere to run or hide umar is already infront of your doors step
I know Merab cardio and pace will be a problem for anyone’s. Omar or not and that’s a fact.
damn he got you making paragraphs no one gonna read 😭
Get merab a membership of ducking club from Jones or poatan
@@ventxretnobody is talking about killing unarmed civilians and children.
@@wizzz7 ? u really gonna cry bout something i never brought up LMAO
Stop running from Umar
I like Merab, but the way he's ducking Umar looks so bad!
Joe Rogan: Merab, who's next, Umar Nurmagomedov, the #1 contender is here now in the crowd. What do you have to say to him?"
Merab: I want to be friends with Dana 😂🤣
Wtf was that? Joe gave him a beautiful layup, and he just ruined it.. 😒
Yeah,new champ merab
Class champion!
Why is he so scared of Umar?
he doesn't deserve the title fight yet :)
it's so hard to understand ?
@@shanks4822 bs. He’s ranked 3. He’s the future champ. Don’t troll
Umar not deserve the title fight yet....he needs to face Alex Pereira and Jone Jones before fight for the belt.....funny
@@shanks4822 Umar is next in line for the title
@@Simon-my8pv Umar is actually ranked 2, Undisputed Champs are technically not in the rankings once they have the belt
Not surprised ❤ but learn to be more thankful speak like more inspirational beautiful amazing feels like dream
Love the guy great job 👍
He knows Umar is going to take his belt so he wants another fight he can win. Dana needs to straighten him out
Scared af of Umar
are u bot? it was Merabs dream come true for 12 years and give him moment to enjoy! how he can be afraid of someone he defeated 4 ufc former champs
you are casual :( ppl like you make fans look bad
@@giorgicolibraa3104 touch grass
@@giorgicolibraa3104it’s okay bro it’s just a Sean fan who has to cheer for another guy to beat merab bc he couldn’t.
@@giorgicolibraa3104doesn't matter it is former cham or somebody else. Umar is the only option.
Nurmagomedov name in Abu Dhabi, that's how they going to get PPV.
otherwise they have so much struggle to sell PPV
No he isn’t, I will comeback to your comment after Merab beats your hope.
I forgive him! I respect him!
After great fight and winning, Just for those words and kindness Merab Dvalishvili deserves the champion belt!
Good for him.
The suga kisss 😂😂😂😂 that was just funny
Congratulations on winning the belt, but why are you so f**king afraid of Umar ?
He literally panicked the moment joe rogan asked him about umar.
Don't misinterpret respect as fear.
@@TRUTHoverHYPOCRISY what respect ?
Merab has literally said that Umar doesn't deserve a title fight, so what respect you are talking about ?
Merab fears Umar, and he wants to hold on to the belt for a little long, that's why he is showing his inclination towards fighting Figuerado instead of Umar.
Merab waited to get a title shot he cleaned out half the division to get there and umar gets to skip everyone like that? ofcourse he thinks its unfair.
Sean needs to fight Umar. We need to see another pounding for the gay kid first. Tim Welch would cry.
I'm beginning to like this guy a lot.
Class act
Just glad o'Malley lost ! 😮
Merab's humbling made me
feel good. Merab, show us
your best the next time
defending your belt.
I say O’Malley and Nurmagomedov next Winner gets Merab , And let Merab fight Figueiredo in the mean time
two lay and 🙏🏽 pray’s in two title fights is crazy. Herb told me tab to keep working because he knew merab was just trying to survive ! Terrible way to end the card !
Merab: Umar ddoesn’t deserve to fight me.
Umar: You can run like chicken but you can’t hide. See you soon.
You guys realy thinks merab is scared of umar? Let he heal and enjoy his moment and when the time comes he will beat this guy
Fuck yeah been rolling with Merab for a while now and everyone doubted him against Omalley LMAO well deserved champ 🏆
Umar is next, come on let's test Nurmagomadives pressure
Most underrated in the whole company. Finally has a belt to vouch for him. Funny how Omalley fans really thought this was going to be a walk in the park LOL and i hope that bum tim gets what's coming to em'!🖕🏽🤜🏽
Good luck in advance to this guy and his new western fanboys because he's gonna defend his belt against a guy who sparred Khabib and Makachev on daily basis and he knew it 😂😂
12:05 "If it's other choice then I am going to be quiet" LOL! He knows those Dagistani boys don't play like that on SM!
I will never pay for another fight that this guy is on the card !
Ok
Georgian warrior has the belt go cry in a corner with your money
@user-kw8zm1qg4s he prolly lost all his money is why he's so crabby 😂
Its okay Bobo UFC doesn't need tour chump change
worthy...
Hr scared from umar😂😂
Nah umar not ranked high enough to even breathe the same air. You trippin
@@rexerunt ranked n2 lol
@@rexeruntsame was said of Islam 😂 what happened now brother
All the casuals are mad that a wrestler won,WELCOME TO MMA 😂😂😂 This is a real Champion with class and the right to call himself a man. Glad WOKE RAINBOW BOY got HUMBLED
Woke? Seems like your judging him for his hair color. You sound more woke then he is ya weirdo
@kyleensley5934 You're wrong on so many levels. He's everything that's wrong with the younger generation. I don't care about the hair. it's all the attitude,he's a clown, that was given easy road,Don't be mad though he might come back,lol Couldn't.
Even stop a take down or GET UP🤣🤣, that's MMA 101
Joe rogan : "so next is umar?"
Merab : "I love dana whiteee!!!"
😂😂🤣😭😭
Lol this hobbit is terrefied of umar because he instinctively knows what is about to happen.
He wasn't reacting this hateful or having this much of a problem when o'malley got fastracted by the ufc to face his boy aljo cause he thought it was going to be an easy fight for aljo, but in this case he knows umar is a scary monster.
Umar couldn’t take Sandhagen down. He will not do diddly squat against this Georgian Warrior
What is important..OMAR WIN..😂😂???
Cope harder
Georgian warrior? 😂😂 lol umar is Dagestani they always superior than Georgian.. You can see them humbling Georgian wrestlers 😂😂
Go and watch tazhudinov humbling gorgian wreslter in the final Olympics 97 kg wrestling final..@@Rhadamistus5
@@ZackMadirhe will smoke merab that is
Merab is a good n kind guy
A very likable athlete and no doubt Merab will be a great champ 🌟
Congrats Merab !! Very happy for you 🎯
There is no way this guy will beat Umar, absolutely no chance
Made tim Welch eat his words along sugar Sean
fans love when omalley blatantly ducks merab to fight journeyman chito coming off a pedro munhoz robbery who isnt even ranked anymore meanwhile merab had wins over aldo and yan but if he ducks umar after he gets a single ranked win over a guy whos lost every #1 contenders fight of his career you guys riot
Umar beats the number 2 and why he is not deserve a title shot? Should we wait 10 years before he can get a title shot?
1 win in the top 10 over a guy who you literally had the stylistic advantage before the fight even started shouldnt get you a title shot. Umar is getting that Sean omalley privilege. 1 top 5 win, give him a title fight.
@@colt7526who’s the number 2 ranked?
Hes right... Umar fight Petr Yan and you are a contender
Finally, the division cheat gets beat. Now the fans can watch two shorter warriors compete.
O'Malley should be forced to move up to featherweight or even lightweight because of the serious advantage he has over the shorter guys of batamweight.
question is who is next for Merab?
Umar but Merab knows thats a nightmare matchup for him so he downplays Umar
@@ryokimura523yeah, that’s a rough style matchup for sure.
@@ryokimura523 Umar doesnt deserve title shot in my opinion till he's beat a champion
@@Vertex_K9_UK duck duck duck 🤣 y'all campaigning to protect your boy. Umar beat the number 2 and also the biggest name outside of O'Malley in that division. He absolutely deserve it
Umar should test against peter Yan...if he wins then title shot for sure... peter is better than cory n also he has takedown defense n werstling n best striker in the division...lets see ... Umar is going easy way to title shot with support of khabib..but merab is not fool he wants respect his name..
Merab will remain quiet if he has to fight Umar because he knows Umar will dismantle him. He wants the easier fight against Davison. Figgy is good but I think Umar is better.
Dude scares of umar . He’s not gonna have the title for that long
He is next
7:25
GOING IN ON UMAR
"I WILL MOP OCTAGON WITH UMAR'S TEARS AND BLOOD!"
- Merab
what😂😂😂
Tell herb dean and smith the other black ref to stop telling fighters to WORK. THEY ARE WORKING
Umar fought one top 10 ranked opponent while merab had to go thru aldo Marlon maraes Cody stamann Henry cejudo Petr yan so I get why merab isn’t keen on Umar just yet. Islam got the same treatment beat Bobby green then got a title fight. Dagestani fighters get Dana white treatment
Sean fans trying to cope rn 😂
Always wanted to see Merab with the Gold! Congrats champ!
No, not really. I just don't enjoy watching Khabib 2.0s 😂😂😂 There is a reason why Khabib was such an unpopular fighter, UNTIL he fought Conor! 😂😂😂
If he would have stopped Sean 2nd round KO, I would be hype. But nah bruh. This guy will be forced to retire from being such a boring fighter, I am calling it now! 😂😂😂
@@T9x610 look at you coping rn!😵💫
Doesn’t change the fact that he beat, Peter Yan, Cejudo and now Sean 🤣
@@T9x610No Khabib was excited cuz he was actually in there pounding faces and making guys look fucking ridiculous in there. Merab just held on to Sean it wasnt spectacular at all for someone with no wrestling lol
@@emjay2911 I am not coping. I never lost any money. The fight was literally boring; this is only my opinion. Not rage bait!
Ohh no, Illia is his "brother" sooo... Illia is gonna hug Max to a victory
There hasn't been a guy this funny since rampage Jackson 😂
He took the belt from your boy, Dana 😅
Why is he afraid of Omar
Merab humbled "the superstar" and did make him look normal. Maybe now the UFC will have the can crusher face some actual tough opponents other than Aljo and Yan.
They were tough opponents aljo just didn’t use his grappling to his full extent he tried to knockout Malley and prove his striking was better, Yan was beast and it was a close fight but O’Malley just pulled through I can tell your not a fighter and don’t understand but it’s cool.
Tell me you’re a casual without telling me you’re casual.
@len3269 😂🤣🤦♂️dude makes no sense at all. Merabs game plan was on point. He didn’t rush and didn’t even enter range unless he was shooting on. He was outclassed and completely outcoached. He looked lost when Merab was circling. He can’t grapple and he clearly can’t walk down a grappler effectively. To talk all that shit and get dog walked then not even show up for the presser is NASTY 🤮 work.
@@gregoryjones8440can’t call it dog walked if dude was circling and running around until her shot for a takedown lol that’s not how it works .
@@AYEBROUPTO O'Malley got roped in by this guy with this stop and go crap. Neither of them need a belt. Both looked like average humans. O'Malley didn't have his game face on. I guess his drive ended once he got the belt.
suga Sean being a sore loser like Rousey and refusing to talk to the press 😂 probably thinking of the perfect excuse to why he didn’t actually lose. 😂
Exactly. He will say he had the flu and his ankle was broken.
Guy is scared of Umar 😭
Umar is coming
Welch seems like a good dude, but his whole yelling to the other fighter is douchey as hell. It worked once and went viral, to keep doing it is just annoying/dumb.
He is scared from Umar
Merab might be scared of Umar.
Merab has a valid point, Dana went out of his way to get him beat and Umar was given a contender opportunity without climbing the ranks. Dana White politics. He knows you have stay quiet to get your goals in the UFC
What about O'Malley.. Merab should have fought aljo but he stayaway.. Umar is next
well, many fighters didnt want to fight Umar.......
Umar beat and outclassed the thoughest guy in the division number 2 cory.
Umar has already beat the entire division by making all of them run away scared for the past 4 years.
He is now ranked number 2 and is the most scary guy in the entire division with tons of hype behind him, the next title shot is obviously for him.
Merab dudn't complain like that when the ufc gifted him a title shot against aljo, because merab thought aljo was going to win easily.
So no merab's point doesn't make any sense.
Figgy is ranked to low he can't have the next title shot, he is only ranked number 5 and his best win was vera who already had been beaten and dominated by cory.
Petr yan vs Figgy is next,
All the rats coming to glaze umnar 😂
He has a strange accent for someone from Georgia, he sounds nothing like Ray Charles
LETS GOOOO MERAB!!! I told everyone Merab was going to win!!!
Umar is also unreliable. How many times will this fight have to be rescheduled due to Umar pulling out.
Merb is gonna run from Umar like he ran from O'Malley in the 5th round
lol and the other 4 rounds ? Who ran from who
@@gurusheat3506 I don't know the only guy I saw running away was Merb. And now he's calling out a flyweight ranked #5 and ducks the #2 lol
@@jacquesdegauthier guess what?! Merab has the belt!!! Get over it!!!
True Champ 🦾🦾🇬🇪🇬🇪
I respect Umar and all Dagestanis but they are definitely getting favors by skipping the line. But that's how the game goes. Steve Erceg skipped the line and that's how the game goes. Umar is not a better grappler than Merab because he doesn't come from a combat-sambo background. He might be better on the BJJ aspect but he couldn't do anything with Sandhagen on the ground & he'll definitely won't bother Merab who has improved his BJJ by training with Aljo. He's better elsewhere but I don't think he has the grappling cardio of Merab. Not even Islam can grapple for 5 rounds. Merab ought to be favored in that match up and i'm certain he'll win it.
Umar is international Master of Sports in Combat Sambo and won the world championships in 2015 at 62kg. Merab is no where close to that level in combat sambo. And also. Umar trains with Patchy mix and Mikey Musemeci who have 100x the Jiu Jitsu of Aljamain Sterling. And you comparing Sandhagen's Ryan Hall type of granby roll defense style to Merab who is clueless off his back is pretty naive.
Bro I love Sean but Merab was the better man tonight and he deserves everithing. He’s strong, humble and skilled. He will be chiampion for a while
49_46 for merab
Every longest winning streak & deserve title contenders became champion except magomed unluckaev 😅😂
Boring fight
i think this BS with Tim Welch needs to be resolved by the UFC rule makers. If there's substantial evidence that an opposing teams corner are using false-coaching tactics to throw the other fighter off, warnings need to be given OR straight up ban it as a cheating offence. No more of it, in a big arena with adrenaline pumping through fighters being able to hear YOUR corner is difficult as it is. Having the opposing corner essentially turning that into an advantage is fucking dirty, borderline cheating. As Merab said other big leagues already made it illegal so why no the UFC...
people called me stupid when i said merab was ducking umar last night. it is obvious right here, he doesn't want to lose the belt right away. Exactly what he called out sean for. This MFer not winning ANY FANS. Also he obviously abuses EPO and drug free sport doesnt test for it because it is needs specific tests.
Your a bloody legend Merab, keep doin what your doin true warrior humble champ
Good for Merab. He stayed the course, has alot of wins racked up, and he is a good dude.
Why does this guy speak mandarin when Umar is mentioned