, author: Ermakova M.

Merab Dvalishvili may become Umar Nurmagomedov's next opponent in the UFC

The Russian dreams of title fights.

After recently defeating Raoni Barcelos at UFC Fight Night 217, Russian fighter Umar Nurmagomedov is already looking to the future.

According to him, by 2024 he is going to become the champion of the bantamweight division, but he sees no reason to challenge the title holder Aljamain Sterling. There is another, more practical option.

“I talked to Aljamain, he is going to do one fight and change weight. Therefore, it makes no sense to pull it. But the fight with Merab Dvalishvlili can be an interesting story,” the athlete said.

Experts do not exclude that after Sterling leaves the bantamweight division, the championship belt will become vacant, and the fight between the second number of the division Dvalishvili and Nurmagomedov, who is gaining momentum, may well receive the status of a contender.

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