Merab Dvalishvili believes Deiveson Figueiredo is ‘extra harmful man’ than Umar Nurmagomedov

Merab Dvalishvili will combat whoever the UFC places in entrance of him. He simply hopes they select Deiveson Figueiredo.

At UFC 306, Dvalishvili claimed the bantamweight title with a five-round drubbing of Sean O’Malley, successful a unanimous determination. Following his win, the UFC seems to be focusing on a matchup with Umar Nurmagomedov for Dvalishvili’s first title protection, asking about him throughout Dvalishvili’s post-fight interview, however “The Machine” appears much less all in favour of that combat.

In his post-fight press convention, Dvalishvili stated he needs to combat former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo, saying it might be his fifth former champion in a row. However just a few days faraway from that and Dvalishvili needs to make it clear he gained’t say no to Nurmagomedov if supplied.

“Deliver it right here, bro! Deliver it!” Dvalishvili stated when Daniel Cormier requested him about preventing Nurmagomedov on his YouTube channel. “Deliver it right here! I do know he’s your man.”

Nurmagomedov is the cousin of all-time nice Khabib Nurmagomedov and seen by some as a future champion of the bantamweight division. The 28-year-old fighter is 18-0 in his skilled profession and lately gained a unanimous determination over Cory Sandhagen to maneuver as much as No. 2 within the UFC bantamweight rankings.

In the meantime, Figueiredo is No. 5 within the bantamweight rankings, however the former flyweight champion is 3-0 since transferring as much as 135 kilos, with all three wins coming over ranked opposition. And for Dvalishvili, he’s the extra confirmed, harmful fighter.

“Yeah, as a result of he’s a extra worth man, I believe,” Dvalishvili defined, when requested why he needs to combat Figueiredo. “He’s a extra harmful man. It excites me extra.

“However I combat the very best of the very best. I fought Jose Aldo, Petr Yan, Henry Cejudo, and even different guys, the highest guys. You assume I’m scared or select my opponent? No.”