UFC Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and CEO Dana White have a complicated relationship.
UFC CEO Dana White never pulls verbal punches, even when it comes to the top stars of his promotion. UFC Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili is one of the many top names for Irk White during his long term of office in the leadership of the promotion.
Dvalishvili returns this weekend to the Octagon on UFC 316 in his newest Bantamweight title defense against former rival Sean O'Malley. Only a few months ago Dvalishvili O'Malley withdrawn through a unanimous decision to earn the UFC Bantamweight Belt.
Before the title rule of Dvalishvili began, he refused to fight for a belt because of the time of his teammate Aljamain Sterling as champion of the division. The refusal of Dvalishvili and Sterling to fight each other irritated white, giving O'Malley a quick climb to a title shot.
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Merab Dvalishvili's 'Stomme' Pre-PuC 306 Head cut angered Dana White
Weeks before Dvalishvili's long -awaited title shot on UFC 306, the then competitioner shared a clip of a horrible main section that he suffered in the last phases of his training camp. Fortunately, the crack of Dvalishvili was not serious enough to cancel the fight, but that did not prevent White from sharing a strong opinion about the Jager's decision to show off his wound on Instagram.
O'Malley, one of the elite attackers of the UFC, received a gift in the spirit of White after Dvalishvili had shared images of his head. After the images of Dvalishvili went viral, it was not long before white had his opinion about the issue that is a brutal known manner in a brutal way.
In a press conference, just a few days after the social media post of Dvalishvili, White went to the Bantamweight -Superster.
“The whole world is aware of Merab's cut,” White said about Dvalishvili. “Our boys are so stupid, it's incredible at the next level.
“All the things I am talking about with boxing, the only thing I give boxing, if something happens in a camp, it doesn't leak. Our boys can't – wait to vomit on social media. Small cut, not a big deal, but clearly posted!
'And why the F – would you like [Sean] To know that? It is stupid at the next level. Some of these guys are so stupid that it is astonishing. It's incredible. “
Dvalishvili and White have since picked their beef, but the two will probably always have a tense relationship after their earlier bladder from far. This is not the first time that White has been strengthened with one of his hunters, because he had had famous quarrels with people like Tito Ortiz, Francis Ngannou and Ben Askren.
Merab Dvalishvili gave Dana White, UFC a false alarm after sharing toe injury for UFC 316
Only a few days away from UFC 316, Dvalishvili Vecht fans gave a brief fear when he showed an annoying toe injury he sustained during one of the last days of his camp. The toe ailment of Dvalishvili led to a brutal reaction of the white, but it appears that his reaction was forged.
Dvalishvili repeatedly triggered the toe injury for UFC 316, which apparently was accidentally suffered while struggling for the pay-per-view. He is expected to use a grab-heavy approach to the Octagon against O'Malley this Saturday.
While the stock of Dvalishvili continues to rise, things have cooled down between the Bantamweight Champion and White. But don't be surprised when another bizarre controversy between them as the summer approaches.