Merab obtained into ANOTHER altercation with a
fan after Aljamain Sterling misplaced to Mosvar Evloev.
#UFC310 pic.twitter.com/MBeKMmvQkZ— InsideFighting (@InsideFighting_)
December 8, 2024
Merab
Dvalishvili believes his altercation with a fan was
orchestrated by future opponent Umar
Nurmagomedov and his workforce.
Dvalishvili was in attendance at UFC 310
on Saturday on the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas. “The Machine”
cornered his pal and teammate Aljamain
Sterling, who dropped a choice in opposition to Movsar
Evloev on the preliminary card.
Dvalishvili obtained into an altercation with a fan as he was strolling
backstage with Sterling after the battle. Footage reveals the fan
initially grabbing Dvalishvili by the arm whereas recording him.
Dvalishvili’s teammate, Dennis
Buzukja, was later seen throwing punches on the fan whereas
safety restrained Dvalishvili. This isn’t the primary time that
Dvalishvili has been concerned in the sort of incident, as he
confronted a spectator on the Craig Jones Invitational in Las Vegas
this previous August.
“He’s my mini-[Sean] Strickland — with out the mouth,” UFC CEO Dana
White stated with regard to Dvalishvili on the UFC 310 post-fight
press convention. “What do you do? Let him purchase the pay-per-view, I
guess. I don’t know. You’ll be able to’t maintain preventing with f—ing followers. You
can do it. It’s going to value you some huge cash. I don’t know.
“I say it on a regular basis. We’re within the f—king battle enterprise. This
occurs. We’ve obtained to cope with it.”
Nevertheless, Dvalishvili claims his newest fan altercation was arrange
by his upcoming opponent. The bantamweight champ shared a social
media publish providing video proof that the fan concerned is a
pal of Nurmagomedov and his workforce. Within the video, Usman
Nurmagomedov, Islam
Makhachev and Khabib
Nurmagomedov are seen posing for photos with the fan who
heckled Dvalishvili on Saturday night time. Dvalishvili is scheduled to
put his title on the road in opposition to Usman Nurmagomedov at UFC 311
on Jan. 18 on the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California.
“Extra lies, disrespect, and deliberate provocations from Umar’s
workforce,” Dvalishvili wrote on X. “Right here’s the actual story …”
Extra lies, disrespect, and deliberate
provocations from Umar’s workforce. Right here’s the actual story … pic.twitter.com/btwTzJrC0D— Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili (@MerabDvalishvil)
December 8, 2024
Dvalishvili received the bantamweight title with a dominant unanimous
determination win over Sean O’Malley at UFC 306 this previous September. He
has constantly downplayed Nurmagomedov’s declare to a title shot,
accusing the Dagestani of having fun with privileges as a consequence of his relation
to “The Eagle.” In the meantime, Nurmagomedov is undefeated in 18 profession
outings — together with six within the UFC — the largest of which got here
in opposition to fellow prime contender Cory
Sandhagen this previous August.
