Throughout the RAF Georgia presser, a bodily altercation broke out between former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and a fighter from the North Caucasus, who allegedly can be a fan of Umar Nurmagomedov.
As per Championship Rounds on X, shared footage of the incident confirmed a fan of former UFC title challenger Umar wanting to the touch Dvalishvili and ask him about his points with Umar. Within the clip, “The Machine” is seen slapping/punching the aforementioned particular person after which heard yelling:
“What’s your drawback? What’s your drawback?”
Take a look at Merab Dvalishvili punching a fan of Umar Nurmagomedov under:
Stories additionally recommend that a number of fighters tried to interrupt via the safety to enter the room the place the Georgian fighters have been staying. Nevertheless, safety intervened rapidly, as proven within the footage, to cease the matter from escalating additional.
This weekend, RAF makes its worldwide debut in Georgia. In the primary occasion, former UFC champs Merab Dvalishvili and Henry Cejudo compete in opposition to one another for the primary time underneath the RAF banner.
Why is there unhealthy blood between Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov?
Merab Dvalishvili needed to defend his title in opposition to the then-undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311. In accordance with “The Machine,” Umar didn’t deserve a title shot on the time and had clearly not performed sufficient to earn one. Nevertheless, the UFC nonetheless selected him because the challenger, largely resulting from his connection together with his cousin, the legendary Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Dvalishvili went on to beat Umar by unanimous choice. After just a few aggressive rounds, the Georgian’s relentless stress, cardio, takedown protection, and wrestling have been an excessive amount of for the Russian fighter.
Following his loss to “The Machine,” Umar acknowledged that he had damaged his hand in the course of the title struggle and thus couldn’t struggle at his full potential.
Nevertheless, Merab Dvalishvili has no intention of giving him a rematch. Most just lately, Umar called him out again, saying he would fairly run it again with the 35-year-old than struggle for the title subsequent.
Nevertheless, the UFC has already promised Dvalishvili a title rematch when present and two-time UFC bantamweight titleholder Petr Yan returns. Umar Nurmagomedov, alternatively, will lock horns with Tune Yadong subsequent month.
