Roman Dolidze will have a good friend in his corner for the main event of UFC Vegas 109 on August 9.
The Georgian middle weight is confronted with a heavy test in Las Vegas when he accepts the impressive Anthony Hernandez in the showcase fight on the UFC Apex.
Both men are in the top ten middle weights in the division, and a victory for both can help them to push a match against UFC Middenweight Champion Dric Du Plessis, if he survived his own title fight on UFC 319.
To give him the lead, Roman Dolidze has recruited a world champion hunter that he knows very well to go with him in his corner for the game.
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Roman Dolidze confirmed that Merab Dvalishvili will be in his corner for UFC Vegas 109
In his best attempt to win over UFC Vegas 109, Dolidze UFC Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has recruited to be in his corner for his fight with Hernandez.
His colleague Georgian will run away for the fight with 'The Caucasian', together with his normal Coreen, who supports Dolidze as a friend during one of the greatest fights of his career.
Dolidze only told Jagers that he is good friends with both Ilia Topuria and Dvalishvili, which shows solidarity with his fellow georgic hunters, although only the latter will come to him in the Octagon on August 9.
“Both boys are good, my friends. I know them both very well,” said Dolidze.
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“Merab will also be in my corner (this Saturday). But I don't need anyone's success to push myself to move forward.”
Merab Dvalishvili has been friends with Roman Dolidze for years, even causing the Octagon
Dolidze's friendship with Dvalishvili goes back to when they both came to the United States to fight in the UFC, although Dolidze suspended the first year of that.
Dvalishvili participated in the Georgian MMA scene, while Dolidze fought in Ukraine after the sport at the age of 28 -but they have been strong friends in the United States for many years.
The couple are known that it spends a lot of time together, because Dolidze can be seen on the YouTube channel of Dvalishvili several times.
These include enjoying the barbeques of the Georgian together, together with Aljamain Sterling, because they fell out a strong bond outside the Octagon.
The support of DvalishVili can be crucial to give Dolidze that extra boost to help him succeed at UFC Vegas 109 on Saturday.