Dvalishvili surprises and opens the door for a possible confrontation against friend Sterling

Merab Dvalishvili e aljamain sterling They are training partners and friends. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

After infuriating the UFC by claiming he would not face aljamain sterling and consequently hinder the progress of the bantamweight division (up to 61,1kg.), Merab Dvalishvili He went back and changed his mind. Despite continuing to be a friend and training partner of 'Funk Master', the Georgian claimed that the fight was never offered and revealed a special condition to face the North American.

“The UFC never offered Aljo or I to fight each other. I don't understand why they complain to us (about) not fighting. Yes, of course I say I don't want to fight Aljo, and I don't want to fight Aljo. But if the UFC offers a fight, and the UFC maybe offers good money, and maybe we're in a situation where there's no one else we can fight, then maybe me and Aljo, we'll feel like we always do and maybe we can fight," Merab said in a statement. interview with 'The MMA Hour'.

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Aware that the organization does not approve of the athletes' attitude, Merab once again reinforced that the fight was never offered to him and recalled an important speech from Sterling.

“But now they make a big deal out of it, like, Aljo is always reserved. Aljo against Petr yan, after TJ Dillashaw, after Henry Cejudo, and then they make him come back quickly and give him (Sean) O'Malley. They never offered it to me. I was never offered Aljo. I don't understand why people complain. Of course I don't want to fight Aljo, like I said. But as Aljo said in one of his interviews, if the UFC offers money, yes, maybe we will fight if there is no one else,” he concluded.

aljamain sterling (right) and Merab Dvalishvili (left) are friends and highlights of UFC bantamweights. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Training partners and long-time friends, Merab and Aljamain stated that they would not face each other for the bantamweight belt, at a time when 'Funk Master' was the champion. On the same occasion, the North American stated that he would move to featherweight (up to 65,7kg) so that the Georgian could reign in the category.