Merab Dvalishvili is once again set to defend his title this year, this time against Petr Yan. While he already defeated the Russian fighter in 2023, he has been eyeing him for a long time, even before beating Cory Sandhagen. Ahead of the UFC 323 fight, Umar Nurmagomedov has issued a warning to Yan, saying that if he doesn’t secure a knockout, he will get mauled by Dvalishvili.

Just like Dvalishvili’s coach, John Wood, Umar feels the same way. Umar said the champ has gotten way better since his last fight with Yan. And at UFC 320, everyone could see he could wrestle for the whole fight without getting tired. ‘The Young Eagle’ feels that this is gonna be a huge problem for Yan. Consequently, if he doesn’t knock Merab out early, then the Georgian fighter will defend his championship belt fo

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