Merab Dvalishvili, Umar Nurmagomedov separated by safety

Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov can’t wait to get their palms on one another.

Friday, backstage earlier than the UFC 311 press convention, Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) received right into a heated change of phrases, prompting safety to intervene. The 2 bantamweights will conflict within the co-main occasion of the pay-per-view on Jan. 18 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.

In line with TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter, the altercation started when UFC bantamweight champion Dvalishvili stepped away from an interview to confront his upcoming challenger. Movies shortly surfaced on-line from RMC Sport Fight and AG Battle, displaying the 2 getting shut momentarily whereas Dvalisvhili requested why Nurmagomedov had disrespected him.

The 2 continued to yell forwards and backwards as safety saved them aside, finally main Nurmagomedov away. Dvalishvili returned to his interview after the state of affairs was over.

Try movies of the incident beneath through X (previously Twitter):

Dvalishvili and Nurmagomedov are anticipated to take part within the UFC 311 on-sale press convention together with headliners Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan previous to the UFC 310 ceremonial weigh-ins.

You possibly can watch video of the press convention beneath.

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