Merab HAS TO BE one of the easiest champions to like. He is always smiling, grateful for his life and fights like a maniac when he is in that octagon. Good luck champ
Also Georgian proverb from well known local writer Vazha-Pshavela is translated as : how could you trust dagestanis? if umar likes the proverbs show it to him
@@LordHelmet78 Merab is being himself, overly humble and nice, but inside the cage he is levels above his next opponent and people gonna find out once again why he is called the machine
@@Bigbennythefranklin I don't think Merab has the chops to handle UMAR in wrestling, so most of it is going to be striking, and when was the last time Merab knocked anybody out? Whereas Umar has many KOs, his kicks are brutal, so it's safe to say if anybody is getting koed it's going to be Merab.
Merab is the machine, but he is NOT going to break Umar Nurmagomedov. Umar has been training with khabib from the jump, Merab won't show him anything new.
Merab breaks everyone, but this time it will be even more painful, because you have not actually seen Merab try too hard, he always plays around and still easily dominates.
He never disrespected Merab (edit: other than the ducking part which is what most were thinking), and never disrespected Georgia. Just making things up. If I mention a proverb in Georgian, even if it turns out not to be true, and the proverb doesn’t insult any country, it’s still disrespect. This guy is just desperate
yes it is disrespectful as it is not Georgian proveb, he mentioned it for no reason. a honest man would never do that, he is a lit sneaky man, and on 19th he and his fans will get a good lesson.
@@saadalikhan3031 misquoting ? there is no such a proverb. it seems he made up, that's why it is disrespectful. ridiculous? now u are being disrespectful. you are not ready to understand. get lost.
It doesn't seem disrespectful the fact that he quoted him even if the quote wasn't of Georgian origin. But calling a caucasic man a coward is a disrespect. Plus we haven't read all of the quotes semt on Umar's behalf.
@@Bella-ti2ejI also saw a tweet that Merab deleted that said” Umar can’t fight my mother can beat him” If we are lying to eachother with no proofs 🤷🏾♂️ 9:33
Meh Unfortunately, I dont think he's winning this fight. Umar is being very underestimated here, and Merab thinks he's going to stand with Umar?? I don't know about all of that..
He's deffinitely not underestimated, but he is indeed as good as everyone says, and, win or not, he'll show his skills and that's why this fight is great, a big big challenge for both
I like Merab, but it's clear that he sees himself losing the belt. Similarly to Arman saying that he's not fully invested ahead of the biggest fight of his career, Merab is already giving excuses about taking the fight on short notice.
For those who have consistently underestimated Merab: I believe he would approach a fight against Umar in a similar manner to how he fought Petr Yan-who is widely recognized for his elite striking, solid wrestling, and certainly not lacking in grappling skills. As for Cejudo, wasn’t he an Olympic gold medalist? If anyone shouldn’t have been concerned about Merab’s wrestling, it was him-yet it didn’t make much difference, did it? I struggle to understand why so many continue to underestimate Merab. He has defeated tougher opponents in the bantamweight division than Umar or almost anyone else, including both high-level strikers and wrestlers. His record speaks for itself against top-tier competition. For those suggesting Umar would knock him out, it’s not as if Umar possesses the same knockout power or aggressive style as Ilia Topuria or Alex Pereira. On another note, I wanted to share that Umar and Abdulaziz, through Umar’s Twitter account, have repeatedly accused Merab of ducking him-calling him a fake champion, a coward, and even questioning his Georgian identity by claiming he was afraid. Yet, most of these posts were quietly deleted from social media afterward. Additionally, if you review the footage from the recent press conference, there was a backstage moment where Merab directly asked Umar, “Why do you disrespect me?” Umar replied, “Because I want to. What can you do about it?” However, just 20 minutes later during the actual press conference, Umar completely backtracked, claiming he had never disrespected Merab-despite his earlier admission. Merab’s language barrier sometimes makes Umar appear more composed than he truly is, but the video evidence makes it clear. Moreover, people often misuse the term “ducking.” Ducking is what Jon Jones is doing with Tom Aspinall. Aspinall has already defeated six of the top ten contenders in his division and, as the interim champion, has been actively seeking a fight for over six months. Yet instead of booking that fight, the UFC brought a 50-year-old Stipe Miocic out of retirement. That’s ducking. Who has Umar actually beaten? No one of real significance. He has already pulled out of three scheduled fights. When he was ranked 14th, he called out fighters in the top 5. Naturally, they declined-why wouldn’t they? Merab, on the other hand, is the rightful champion and has never refused to fight Umar. He has consistently stated that if the UFC wants the fight, he is ready. However, he personally feels Umar hasn’t earned the opportunity yet-and he has valid points to support that stance. But even if he didn’t, does simply having an opinion qualify as “ducking”? A true contender should be prepared to fight at any time. Ramadan was Umar’s issue, not Merab’s. Who else has been forced to fight so soon after winning a title? Did Sean O’Malley? Did Islam Makhachev? Did Dricus du Plessis? Did Jon Jones? So why should Merab be pressured to fight immediately just because Umar chose not to compete during Ramadan?
I respect it, but personally brother there are levels to this. Both high level competition, but umar takes this, love to all just no arrogance. Mark my words brother, merab knows what's coming this comes down to endurance overall conditioning they both have the same skill set, hence merab knows he cannot approach him the same he approached everyone else. Can't wait to see this i love merab, but I'm realistic.
Bisping gotta feel weird talking about a fake champion,because his own title win was the biggest fluke in ufc bisping has NEVER been a great fighter,but he was a pretty good shiiit talker
There is literally no one in the US that can talk shit in the UFC. You got sean omalley and sean strickland 😂😂 the worst people I ever heard on a mac. You need to go to SA and find dricus
Bisping out of anyone to say: why is he disrespecting you? Shut up. You had no boundaries when you fought. Umar only said Merab ducked him. It wasn’t more personal than that. Just shut your mouth. I wouldn’t say that face to face but just shut up
I'm sure the UFC was pushy as hell, they probably knew exactly how to push his buttons until Merab said FINE hell with my plans and the flight and hotel I already booked. He wanted, and FULLY DESERVED a break for a few months, like every other champion, but no. :( The UFC does care, the "fans" don't care. Just get in their and bleed for us monkey. Then if you loose we will contact you directly and tell you how much you absolutely suck, always have and always will... It's terrible. No respect indeed.
It's a big deal to him. I think it's horrible the way fans especially mock Merab when the dude only wanted to make people happy. Inspire others, etc. It's disgusting. I think it would be great if the fighters showed more respect to each other. They may well do so behind the scenes, they are just selling us trashy UFC fans what we think we want to see. All this trash talk never actually makes a fight more entertaining, if anything it has the opposite impact. "Y'all talked that much trash and this is what "we" get?!".
Disrespect ….Disrespect…..Disrespect….he is Christian he does not know when is Ramadan…he can find out csnt you so unprofessional …..I am Muslim I don’t know when Christmas is !
Even if you despise Merab, you can not call him a "fake champion"
but we can call him low skilled fighter with EPO cardio 🤌🏼
“ despise” lol
He's a legit champion.
Fake champion, the real.champion is the one who can beat everyone in the division, and also a real champion doesn't duck fighters.
merab never duck any fight in UFC. and he beat everyone for that belt. next fight = Easy win for him
love you Merab, what a man, real champ!
ვაა ბიბილ ძმა
ვაა ნიკულუს ძმა
Merab HAS TO BE one of the easiest champions to like. He is always smiling, grateful for his life and fights like a maniac when he is in that octagon. Good luck champ
Good luck merab 😍
Good guy
YOU HAVE TO BE MAN FIRST 🗣️!!!😂always stuck in my head
You sneaky guy
Respect disrespect, be aman first😂😂😂
Georgia is with you Merab ! Let’s go brother! 🇬🇪
Let's go Umar!!
Thanks for the video, Michael Bisping
I can't listen to mike say what a night without hearing him say what a guy in my head too
"he call me fake champion in twitter"
umar be like : huh? when??
*ali in the back
😈😈😈
😂😂😂 ali use umar account 😂😂😂
I don’t see umar nurmagomedov losing this fight , I love merab tho respect to both men
Also Georgian proverb from well known local writer Vazha-Pshavela is translated as : how could you trust dagestanis? if umar likes the proverbs show it to him
PSH...... Unreal
Shut your mouth mate
im so pumped for this fight. So much bigger than Merab vs omalley.!
😂😂😂 you gonna break the guy 😂😂😂😂😂 bro you funny 😂😂
Yes he will and it might be a painful one.
Merab by TKO or submission, he will show once again who is bantamweight goat
He has never submitted someone 😂 by good one
@@georgelashx2353 🤣🤣🤣🤣
When was the last time he submitted someone or knocked an opponent out again??
It will be a ground and pound TKO 4th round.
@noahcaucasus i highly doubt that, but we will have to wait and see..
@@LordHelmet78 Merab is being himself, overly humble and nice, but inside the cage he is levels above his next opponent and people gonna find out once again why he is called the machine
God I love how Bisping was trying to act like merab wanted this fight rn 😂 nice try 😂 he’s like uhhhhhh no 😂
@@Shrnirpledorp exactly but I guess they have to promote the fight and act like he's not about to lose his belt next week..
Merab by KO
nice one bratah
Yeah, he is getting koed for sure.
Idk I think Umar gets it done. It's going to be a hard fight for both though
@@Bigbennythefranklin I don't think Merab has the chops to handle UMAR in wrestling, so most of it is going to be striking, and when was the last time Merab knocked anybody out?
Whereas Umar has many KOs, his kicks are brutal, so it's safe to say if anybody is getting koed it's going to be Merab.
Yeah I can that happening to him
Pls someone teach him about meaning of disrespect
Awesome stuff fellas 🤜😎🤛
Champion killer
Merab is the machine, but he is NOT going to break Umar Nurmagomedov. Umar has been training with khabib from the jump, Merab won't show him anything new.
Umar is Nepo Baby just like Sean so it will end just like that 😂😂
Even the champ avoid him so how do u expect other contenders to fight him??
Merab breaks everyone, but this time it will be even more painful, because you have not actually seen Merab try too hard, he always plays around and still easily dominates.
He never disrespected Merab (edit: other than the ducking part which is what most were thinking), and never disrespected Georgia. Just making things up. If I mention a proverb in Georgian, even if it turns out not to be true, and the proverb doesn’t insult any country, it’s still disrespect. This guy is just desperate
yes it is disrespectful as it is not Georgian proveb, he mentioned it for no reason. a honest man would never do that, he is a lit sneaky man, and on 19th he and his fans will get a good lesson.
@ just ridiculous. Considering all the the trash talk going on in mma misquoting a Georgian proverb is disrespectful to a whole country. Get a grip
Calling “coward” is pretty disrespectful for Georgians who are known of toughness.
@@saadalikhan3031 misquoting ? there is no such a proverb. it seems he made up,
that's why it is disrespectful.
ridiculous? now u are being disrespectful. you are not ready to understand.
get lost.
It doesn't seem disrespectful the fact that he quoted him even if the quote wasn't of Georgian origin. But calling a caucasic man a coward is a disrespect. Plus we haven't read all of the quotes semt on Umar's behalf.
Goo our finests Arman & Merab 🇬🇪 🇦🇲👍💪👊
Where did umar called you a fake champion ??
Can anyone share the link or video proof.
He didn't, Umar's burner accounts went to his head.
Merab doesn't consider Umer his most difficult opponent, at the same time he is fully focused on training and doesn't want to joke around 😂
Crazy thing merab said is he doesn't want k.o or submition he wants to punish and make him quit in the corner or his team throw the towel
You would think that a ufc champion would have their shot to get in PI any time they want.
Merab Good Luck!
Bisping should interview umar next 😂
So umar calling him a fake champion is a problem but merab calling sean that isn't an issue wtf?
Yes merab
Bisping completely misunderstood what Merab was trying to say lmao
When did Umar call Merab fake champion! Merab is disrespecting himself for fake accusation against Umar
he twitted and then deleted
@@Bella-ti2ejI also saw a tweet that Merab deleted that said” Umar can’t fight my mother can beat him”
If we are lying to eachother with no proofs 🤷🏾♂️ 9:33
@@1D.JFanMmagood response bro 😂
@@shaberrussa3469 I had to give back the same energy 😂
@@1D.JFanMma there is screenshot of umars tweet genius ...
Meh
Unfortunately, I dont think he's winning this fight. Umar is being very underestimated here, and Merab thinks he's going to stand with Umar?? I don't know about all of that..
He's deffinitely not underestimated, but he is indeed as good as everyone says, and, win or not, he'll show his skills and that's why this fight is great, a big big challenge for both
LOL...FOR SOME REASON I DONT THINK MERAB CAME BURSTING INTO DANA'S OFFICE, DEMANDING THIS FIGHT....😅😅😅😅😂😂😂
Good luck merab
where was umar disrespectful to merab?
Champ you will be that kinda of champ with zero title defense
He never said fake champion. He just restated the Georgian saying because Merab never wanted to fight Umar, but wanted people whom he already beat.
Merab!!!! Ftw!
When they asked him about Umar he was unable to speak now he wants to get respect? Nobody respects hugging cowards
bro said bautista
Petr yan should be next
Yan vs Umar would be a good fight on the feet
I like Merab, but it's clear that he sees himself losing the belt. Similarly to Arman saying that he's not fully invested ahead of the biggest fight of his career, Merab is already giving excuses about taking the fight on short notice.
This dude and Belal are the best examples of broken rules and judging in MMA. Gotta fix it. Fence/hug stalling to decisions has to be banned.
I’m more excited for Merab/Umar than Islam/Armen fight!!
He said he will keep it on the feet
წარმატებები, მერაბ 🇬🇪
For those who have consistently underestimated Merab:
I believe he would approach a fight against Umar in a similar manner to how he fought Petr Yan-who is widely recognized for his elite striking, solid wrestling, and certainly not lacking in grappling skills.
As for Cejudo, wasn’t he an Olympic gold medalist? If anyone shouldn’t have been concerned about Merab’s wrestling, it was him-yet it didn’t make much difference, did it? I struggle to understand why so many continue to underestimate Merab. He has defeated tougher opponents in the bantamweight division than Umar or almost anyone else, including both high-level strikers and wrestlers. His record speaks for itself against top-tier competition.
For those suggesting Umar would knock him out, it’s not as if Umar possesses the same knockout power or aggressive style as Ilia Topuria or Alex Pereira.
On another note, I wanted to share that Umar and Abdulaziz, through Umar’s Twitter account, have repeatedly accused Merab of ducking him-calling him a fake champion, a coward, and even questioning his Georgian identity by claiming he was afraid. Yet, most of these posts were quietly deleted from social media afterward.
Additionally, if you review the footage from the recent press conference, there was a backstage moment where Merab directly asked Umar, “Why do you disrespect me?” Umar replied, “Because I want to. What can you do about it?” However, just 20 minutes later during the actual press conference, Umar completely backtracked, claiming he had never disrespected Merab-despite his earlier admission.
Merab’s language barrier sometimes makes Umar appear more composed than he truly is, but the video evidence makes it clear.
Moreover, people often misuse the term “ducking.” Ducking is what Jon Jones is doing with Tom Aspinall. Aspinall has already defeated six of the top ten contenders in his division and, as the interim champion, has been actively seeking a fight for over six months. Yet instead of booking that fight, the UFC brought a 50-year-old Stipe Miocic out of retirement. That’s ducking.
Who has Umar actually beaten? No one of real significance. He has already pulled out of three scheduled fights. When he was ranked 14th, he called out fighters in the top 5. Naturally, they declined-why wouldn’t they?
Merab, on the other hand, is the rightful champion and has never refused to fight Umar. He has consistently stated that if the UFC wants the fight, he is ready. However, he personally feels Umar hasn’t earned the opportunity yet-and he has valid points to support that stance. But even if he didn’t, does simply having an opinion qualify as “ducking”?
A true contender should be prepared to fight at any time. Ramadan was Umar’s issue, not Merab’s.
Who else has been forced to fight so soon after winning a title? Did Sean O’Malley? Did Islam Makhachev? Did Dricus du Plessis? Did Jon Jones?
So why should Merab be pressured to fight immediately just because Umar chose not to compete during Ramadan?
Hello, are u Merab's assistant?? 😂😂😂😂
@ No, I’m afraid I’m not
@@MedicZineSo Cory Sandhagan is a no body?!.
I respect it, but personally brother there are levels to this. Both high level competition, but umar takes this, love to all just no arrogance. Mark my words brother, merab knows what's coming this comes down to endurance overall conditioning they both have the same skill set, hence merab knows he cannot approach him the same he approached everyone else. Can't wait to see this i love merab, but I'm realistic.
@@paulguevara5257 I believe it will be a competitive fight. I do not underestimate Umar as a figther.
" And thee.. " 😂
Merab " And Uh" Dwavalishwili
Bisping gotta feel weird talking about a fake champion,because his own title win was the biggest fluke in ufc bisping has NEVER been a great fighter,but he was a pretty good shiiit talker
When did Umar disrespect Merab...😂😂😂..
Merab accepted Umar's fight when he saw Umar's post on X bout his hand injury. Merab is making so much excuses!!!
Umar gonna destroy merab 😂
don't edit comment after jan 18
I think Umar will win but it's going to be a hard close war imo.
It's other way around, terrible mistake to throw Umar with Merab right now, he is not on his level and will be humbled by Merab in painful fashion.
Merab: “Umar is a great fighter,but he is not a great person”😂
To get it personal that motivated merab
So cool
Keep going Merab!
Omg imagine Merab fights some1 from US that can really talk shit to him he gonna really cry like a baby 😢😢😢
There is literally no one in the US that can talk shit in the UFC. You got sean omalley and sean strickland 😂😂 the worst people I ever heard on a mac.
You need to go to SA and find dricus
@lukebfilms4232 u sound jus as sensitive as Merab wat a bunch ...ussys. poor merab Umar called him fake champ lmao the disrespect is unbelievable 😂🤣😂🤣
He already did fight US fighters and defeated them.
Just show where and when umar said u r a fake champion. ??!
Respect for Umar but You cant Call him Fake champion...
I think merab could pull through but umar might have him shook
Merab and aljo the ultimate crying champion 😂
I like merab and he's a great fighter but I like umar more and hope he wins
Umăr it's a rat like you
You are going to change his record to 19-0
Put these clips on a seperate channel FFS
who has his muzzle?
I like merab but what was the disrespect bs.. oh because he called him out... geez i cant believe a contender called out a champ
Why don’t u live in Georgia merab….?
You can’t get the same level of training in Georgia
What?
Muhamed in action
grooming gang
All the russians haring merab😂😂...they all gonna cry after merab beats usman..😭😭😭
Aint No Party Like a Diddy Party!!
"And um"
50-45 Umar
Merab just admitted bratha! U are scared 😢
What he disrespect you??
Keep complaining I am champion and so much pressure blah blah…one minute says he wants to fight every 6 months ……than says it is too quick
When was islamb's last fight ?
Bisping out of anyone to say: why is he disrespecting you? Shut up. You had no boundaries when you fought. Umar only said Merab ducked him. It wasn’t more personal than that. Just shut your mouth. I wouldn’t say that face to face but just shut up
You’re posting BS comments all over the place, I think you need to heed your own advice.
@ I went overboard. I agree
Merab crying is getting old
And ah
Merab " and uh" dwalishvili
Merab Cryville
18-1
Merab sounds like a broken record repeating the same lyrics over and over again. You need to get mauled by umar to shut up already.
He's such a coconut
You want to drink his milk don't you
Merab is going to mess up Umar.i have a feeling both dagestanis Islam and Umar will loose.Dagestan will fall
We don't need this pillow hands decision merchant champion no more.. we need Umar to change this
I hope this guy gets finished sorry bro ,you ABIT fake Umar story makes more chance
He crys too much😂
UFC need me and step up! 😢not convincing….he is lying
I'm sure the UFC was pushy as hell, they probably knew exactly how to push his buttons until Merab said FINE hell with my plans and the flight and hotel I already booked. He wanted, and FULLY DESERVED a break for a few months, like every other champion, but no. :(
The UFC does care, the "fans" don't care. Just get in their and bleed for us monkey. Then if you loose we will contact you directly and tell you how much you absolutely suck, always have and always will... It's terrible. No respect indeed.
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disrespect, disrespect blah blah blah
It's a big deal to him. I think it's horrible the way fans especially mock Merab when the dude only wanted to make people happy. Inspire others, etc. It's disgusting.
I think it would be great if the fighters showed more respect to each other. They may well do so behind the scenes, they are just selling us trashy UFC fans what we think we want to see. All this trash talk never actually makes a fight more entertaining, if anything it has the opposite impact. "Y'all talked that much trash and this is what "we" get?!".
@@Subfightrcan you explain the point😂
No diss to Islam, Muslims or the mountains But a Hope merab smashes umar ✌️ The hardest working man in mma MD
Why would he diss mountains? Georgians live on higher mountains than in Dagestan.
Merab never seems to remember the 4 different alibis he and his team made up to duck Umar 😂
Funny how that happens
Disrespect ….Disrespect…..Disrespect….he is Christian he does not know when is Ramadan…he can find out csnt you so unprofessional …..I am Muslim I don’t know when Christmas is !
if you dont know when is christmas you are stupid not a muslim
so fight could be after ramadan why he had to fight so quickly caz of umar's demand? in january we have our religious days so why merb should fight?
And a And a And a And a ….he has lived in US And a English is poor
Stop being a petty hater
Merab " and uh" dwalishvili
Merab is literally scared of umar😂
I don't think so
I've seen ur posts saying illia was scared if max lmao😅😅😅