Amid their ongoing rivalry, unbeaten bantamweight contender, Umar Nurmagomedov has hit out at incoming title challenger, Merab Dvalishvili after the Georgian accused him of somewhat “cheating” his way to title contention after his UFC Abu Dhabi victory.
Nurmagomedov, who managed to scoop the number two rank in the division over the course of last weekend, turned in a dominant unanimous decision win over former interim title challenger, Cory Sandhagen in his return to action, improving to 18-0 as a professional to boot.
As for Dvalishvili, the Tbilisi native is scheduled to finally challenge for gold next month in the main event of Noche UFC at the Las Vegas Sphere, taking on the incumbent bantamweight best, Sean O’Malley.