Merab Dvalishvili snapped back at Umar Nurmagomedov over ducking allegations.
Following his dominant performance against ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley to claim the bantamweight title at UFC 306, Dvalishvili’s first defense is expected to come against the No. 2 ranked Nurmagomedov. However, ‘The Machine’ has expressed disinterest in the matchup, noting Nurmagomedov’s lack of wins against top 15 opponents.
Dvalishvili also offered O’Malley an immediate rematch to O’Malley which had the Dagestani accusing him of ducking the next man up.
“He ready to fight with anyone except Umar Nurmagomedov,” the undefeated fighter wrote on X after Dvalishvili welcomed a sequel scrap with O’Malley.