Merab Dvalishvili Opens Up About ‘Serious’ Injury Concerns Before UFC 311 Fight with Umar Nurmagomedov
An exciting bantamweight title fight will have the reigning champ, Merab Dvalishvili, preparing to defeat his belt against the rising contender Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311.
Dvalishvili has won the bantamweight title earlier at UFC 306 from Sean O’Malley, which showcased his mastery at wrestling. His next fight may face a key challenge as he steps into the bout With Umar Nurmagomedov, the undefeated challenger.
The fight is being pushed to an early date now because of Nurmagomedov’s request for the impending Ramadan, which might hinder his training.
The Challenges of a Short Training Camp
The bantamweight champ, Merab Dvalishvili defended his belt for the very first time against the Russian professional MMA, Umar Nurmagomedov on Saturday night.
Dvalishvili secured the belt at UFC 306 straight from Sean O’Malley in September, and since then he has proved to be passionate but wants some additional time in order to recover from the lingering discomfort before the fight started. However, as soon as Nurmagomedov wanted an early date because of the upcoming Ramadan, which would disturb his training, the Ultimate Fighting Championship forced the pressing issue.
Dvalishvili’s decision to step up to the occasion and admit that you would enter the octagon, even with minor injuries despite having limited recovery time proved his commitment.
Fans started to become concerned when he talked about requiring treatment in one of his videos during Christmas. He admitted that he was denied access to the UFC Performance Institute when his opponent was allowed to train there. This made headlines.
Since then he has reiterated his claim, which made fans speculate as to what can be the issues in question. During an interaction with the media in an interesting chat about his role as the Stake Ambassador, he mentioned that he refused to discuss his injury as it would panic his fans.
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Dvalishvili Reassures Fans Amid Concerns
All in all, Merab Dvalishvili has made it clear that he would prefer to have a different date for his fight.
He reassured his fans, who acknowledged the severity of his injury, by saying “The injury was serious, not a joke.”
Dvalishvili managed to balance training with the pain and the recovery but refused to reveal any more details before the fight to avoid panic among his fans.
The UFC puts title fights on PPV (pay-per-view) which means he could have competed next month in Sydney at UFC 312 or in March in Vegas at UFC 313, and still remain active for three fights.
“When I said fight February or March, he said February fight was in Australia and March was Ramadan. I had no idea because last year, Ramadan was in May. It’s not my problem also – I’m a champion.
“So Umar wanted to fight January, and UFC asked me. Then I went to UFC and I said, OK, I will step up. I love UFC so no problem.”
Dvalishvili compared himself to any champion, who would be ready to fight and come back after recovering for 5 to 6 months. Some champs, he admitted, have to take more time to recover. He made sure that his readiness to join back was evident and out in the public, despite his physical setbacks.
