M.Dvalishvili faces P.Yan in the UFC Las Vegas on March 12th. Photo: Reproduction/Montage SUPER FIGHTS
Scheduled to star in the main fight of the UFC Las Vegas this Saturday (11th), Merab Dvalishvili e Petr yan They have already come face to face on another occasion. According to the Georgian, the former bantamweight champion (up to 61,2kg.) behaved disrespectfully and provoked him in Abu Dhabi, when he was preparing to face Sean O'Malley.
“When I saw him in Abu Dhabi, he was preparing for the fight with O'Malley and I was respectful. I was alone on the other side, but he was talking to the aljamain sterling, and I didn't want to go near him. He had a fight, he was cutting weight, and I was respectful. He pointed at me and said, 'He's small.' I approached him like it was funny, I tried to size him up, and then he pointed at me again and he said I'm a 'zero'. He's arrogant. Most fighters are humble, and he should be more humble,” Merab told 'MMA Fighting'.
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Riding on eight consecutive victories in Ultimate, Dvalishvili is seen as a promise in the bantamweight division. In no last confrontation, the athlete overcame José Aldo by points, in UFC 278. Close to a title fight, the Georgian highlighted that he will not face his friend and training partner aljamain sterling (category champion) under no circumstances.
At a delicate moment in the company, Petr yan seeks to return to the path of triumphs after being defeated in its last two commitments. Former champion of the category, the Russian has accumulated 16 victories and four setbacks in his career.
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