Professor Merab Dvalishvili is again in school.
Because the UFC’s bantamweight champion continues to foyer for his subsequent struggle to come back towards Petr Yan moderately than Umar Nurmagomedov, he put collectively one other of his basic skits to clarify why one matchup makes far more sense than the opposite. In a video posted to social media, Dvalishvili lays out his resume with 11 straight wins and victories over quite a few former champions and contenders — an accolade he shares with Yan.
However Dvalishvili can’t say the identical for Nurmagomedov, who he has repeatedly touted as a fighter being gifted a possible title shot primarily based round his well-known final title moderately than something he’s achieved within the octagon.
Again into the classroom to drop exhausting truths—classes from my victories and who’s worthy of going through me subsequent. If you happen to don’t know, now you already know. Received questions? I’ve bought solutions. pic.twitter.com/Cr71VfEhHI
— Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili (@MerabDvalishvil) November 27, 2024
“We’ve got former champion Petr Yan who has beat prime ranked opponents,” Dvalishvili mentioned within the video. “Deiveson Figueiredo, Music Yadong, I may even give him Sean O’Malley, Cory Sandhagen and ‘King of Rio’ Jose Aldo. Final and positively least we’ve Umar. He has beat who? Who? Who? And who? Nobody however gifted Sandhagen.
“Additionally reminder guys, I used to be backup fighter for O’Malley vs. [Chito] Vera and when UFC requested Umar to be backup fighter for me and O’Malley, he mentioned no.”
Whereas UFC CEO Dana White has made it clear that Nurmagomedov is getting the following title shot, Dvalishvili believes he nonetheless hasn’t finished sufficient to justify that chance.
So he’s doubling down on Yan as his chosen subsequent opponent whereas telling Nurmagomedov he nonetheless has some work to do earlier than getting an opportunity to compete for UFC gold.
“I imply this man desires title pictures served to his mattress like a breakfast,” Dvalishvili mentioned. “Largest lesson right here: Umar get to work. You’re not my degree. Earn your title shot like the remainder of us, whose final names don’t get presents. Class dismissed.”
