“The man you fear” – Umar Nurmagomedov responds to Merab Dvalishvili’s manager claim in X callout

Umar Nurmagomedov has turned up the heat in his new rivalry with current UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili on X.

Yan put on a clinic as he headlined UFC Macau against former champion Deiveson Figueredo and called out the current champion.

Despite Nurmagomedov appearing to secure No. 1 prospect status last time out, the exchange between Yan and Dvalishvili indicates the rematch will be next, which Nurmagomedov has provoked.

Umar wasted no time responding to Merab and MMA fans this morning after Nurmagomedov's tirade on Sunday.

Looking to continue his tirade for another day, all eyes are currently on the bantamweight division and the future of the championship.

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Umar Nurmagomedov responds to the claim of Merab Dvalishivili's manager

Nurmagomedov's manager Ali Abdelaziz was caught on Saturday evening. There were

This prompted Dvalishivili to confront Nurmagomedov about the inadvertent

At the time of writing this article, Petr Yan has yet to intervene in the feud between Umar and Merab. After seeing Merab propose a date for the rematch, Yan will likely want to make sure the spotlight is still on his victory in Figueiredo and not on a feud over X.

Merab Dvalishvili calls Umar Nurmagomedov to his posts

While the interaction between Dvalishvili and Yan was brief and respectful, Merab called out Umar for the “kind of man he is” and the Dagestani Bantamweight did not take these claims lightly.

In a September interview, Merab walked out during questioning about a possible fight with Umar Nurmagomedov, responding with “Who the fuck is Umar – he just fought one fight”. The hostility has been building for some time now and after Umar's tirade it looks like we could be reaching a boiling point.

“Who the fuck is Umar!?”

A look back at our unfinished interview with Merab in August.

'The Machine' suddenly walked away as the conversation turned to the next title contender… pic.twitter.com/sEIA5kS2ye

— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) September 9, 2024

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Merab has only responded to Umar once at the time of writing, but one thing fight fans can be sure of is that this rivalry won't be over anytime soon!

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