Dvalishvili’s cardio an X-factor vs. Nurmagomedov

Demetrious Johnson sees UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili having a significant benefit over Umar Nurmagomedov.

Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defeated Sean O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in a dominant resolution win to assert the bantamweight title in Saturday’s UFC 306 foremost occasion at Sphere in Las Vegas.

Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) is ready within the wings for his title shot, however Dvalishvili is just not bought on him being No. 1 contender. Nevertheless, if Dvalishvili and Nurmagomedov do find yourself combating, Johnson thinks Dvalishvili’s fuel tank will give him an edge.

“That is going to be fascinating as a result of I really feel his conditioning goes to be the X-factor as a result of we all know he’s not going to cease,” Johnson mentioned on his YouTube channel. “He’s going to be a busy bee across the octagon to the place this gentleman (Nurmagomedov) has the excessive kicks, he’s very lengthy, he’s very large, and he additionally has the wrestling.

“However he doesn’t have the work ethic like this man (Dvalishvili). Not saying he doesn’t have the work ethic, he doesn’t have simply that, ‘I’m coming to smash you, I’m coming to smother you,’ like Khabib. This man (Dvalishvili) has that bear gene the place he simply comes and will get you, the place he’s (Nurmagomedov) extra strategic.”

Nurmagomedov competed in his first foremost occasion at UFC on ABC 7 in August, when he outlasted Cory Sandhagen in what was dubbed as a title eliminator.