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Dvalishvili criticized Nurmagomedov's behavior

Alexandr Ormanji Sept. 26, 2025, 4:40 a.m.

Merab Dvalishvili, UFC bantamweight champion, spoke about Umar Nurmagomedov's behavior after the UFC assigned him a fight against Cory Sandhagen. According to the fighter, Nurmagomedov showed disrespect towards him and other athletes.

“After the UFC gave him a fight with a highly-ranked opponent, Cory Sandhagen, he started saying nasty things and showing disrespect towards me and other fighters. Personally, he told me: ‘You are old, Dominick Cruz is old, Henry Cejudo is old, I want to fight you.’ I replied: ‘I want to fight for the title, not to drop down in the rankings with you.’ He is spoiled,” Dvalishvili's words are quoted by Red Corner MMA.

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