Off the back of his apparent refusal to feature against surging Russian challenger, Umar Nurmagomedov off the back of his title win, Merab Dvalishvili has been issued a stern warning from the former’s training partners and family.
Dvalishvili, who headlined Noche UFC over the course of last weekend at the Las Vegas Sphere, landing a one-sided unanimous judging win over defending champion, Sean O’Malley in the pair’s title grudge match.
Wrestling and grappling his way to a shutout win over the Montana striker, Dvalishvili landed the undisputed bantamweight crown at the first time of asking in the UFC, and immediately welcomed the chance to first and foremost welcome a title charge from former undisputed flyweight best, Deiveson Figueiredo.