Merab Dvalishvili praises UFC featherweight champion Ilya Topria for refusing to fight Sean O'Malley.
Last Saturday at UFC 299 in the Sunshine State, bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley (18-1 MMA) defeated Marlon Vera (23-9 MMA) by unanimous decision.
After the win, “Suga” called out undefeated featherweight champion Ilia Topuria (15-0 MMA) and even urged UFC president Dana White to fly him to Spain on a private jet.
In response to this call, Topria, a friend of Dvalishvili, replied:X' Use the following statement:
“Congratulations, Suga-san. It was a wonderful performance! There is a battle chasing you and Merab. Please finish it first.”
It's clear that “El Matador” won't stand in Merab Dvalishvili's quest for UFC gold.
In a recent interview, mixed martial arts junkie Merab Dvalishvili had this to say about his reaction to Topria's post:
“Ilia is a real champion, a real man. And of course he is my brother and I love him. And of course he did the right thing. After the fight I talked to him. I don't, I know he's busy as hell, he knows I'm busy too, we're all doing really well in life. We're training and getting better, but you know. We always support each other.”
Continuing, “The Machine” said:
“I'm going to meet him in Georgia or Spain in a few weeks and we're going to have a good time together and we don't have to talk about this. He knows what a real man should do and what he should do. He's doing it all. He's a good guy and a good champion and I love him.”
Merab Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA) last faced Henry Cejudo (16-4 MMA) in February of this year at UFC 298, defeating him by unanimous decision, giving the 33-year-old fighter his 10th consecutive win. became.
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