UFC champ Merab Dvalishvili ‘must be examined for science’

Jon Anik manufacturers Merab Dvalishvili as the overall bundle.

Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) claimed the bantamweight title with a dominant win over Sean O’Malley at UFC 306 at Sphere in Las Vegas.

Dvalishvili has proven off his cardio by urgent a relentless tempo in his 11-fight unbeaten run. Though Dvalishvili has solely completed one opponent within the UFC, Anik thinks his sturdiness needs to be spoken for.

“I believe going into Merab and Sean O’Malley, lots of people might need fancied Umar (Nurmagomedov) towards both man, and possibly now they’re not so positive simply given how dominant Merab was,” Anik informed Center Straightforward. “Guys like Merab Dvalishvili and Belal Muhammad are by no means going to get credit score for what they do as strikers, if they’ve a pleasant jab or a pleasant level of entry. However man, the overall bundle of Merab – the dude must be examined for science, proper? And, yeah, I’m saying that possibly for comedic worth, however what’s inside there?

“I’m positive you’ve heard Colby Covington discuss concerning the third lung he realized he had when he was eight years outdated enjoying soccer. However there’s simply one thing about this champion, this unbreakable will, mixed with this cardiovascular base and energy. For those who take John Wooden at his phrase, he’s solely getting higher. So we’ll see if he can begin knocking some individuals out, however Merab’s the person. Couldn’t occur to a greater human being, as trite as that will sound. Georgia getting some issues completed. We’ll see which nation is subsequent.”

With Deiveson Figueiredo booked towards Petr Yan within the UFC Struggle Night time 248 headliner Nov. 23 in Macau, it seems undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov is probably going subsequent for Dvalishvili. Dvalishvili has lengthy dismissed Nurmagomedov as a title contender, however stated he’d combat him if that’s who the UFC provided.