Media How Merab Dvalishvili HUMBLED Umar Nurmagomedov

[LoveMyMMA]

Fight was extremely close. Merab damn near lost his title that night while laughing his head off.

Umar won the first 2 rounds. A single mess up, mistake, taken surrendered, or random knockdown and Umar could have won the belt during those final 3 rounds.

How ppl can try to claim that Merab dominated him is baffling to me, although for what it’s worth, it was a humbling experience for Umar.

Merab won by showboating.

He did absolutely nothing with this takedowns.

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

Merab won by showboating.

He did absolutely nothing with this takedowns.

He showboats because he can trick people into thinking he is dominating because he is incapable of actual domination unless you think cardio spazzing and going 2/30 on takedowns is dominating someone.

 

[richardjohnson]

Merab won by showboating.

He did absolutely nothing with this takedowns.

I’d say he won by being the better fighter.

That being said the showboating has definitely contributed to this narrative some are parroting that he dominated Umar.

 

[Last Falconry]

Umar PR department working overtime

 

[Psychojoe86]

Merab won by showboating.

He did absolutely nothing with this takedowns.

The optics were bad for Umar, he looked tired and worn out by the end, while Merab was still quite confident.

Umar has a good chance at winning in a year or two once Merab grows older and slows down

 

[StoicBeau]

Did you actually watch those fights?

O'Malley was gifted points from judges in that fight. Umar did much better.

Did you actually watch the fights?

 

[Harlekin]

One of those threads nobody reads, but everybody reads the headline for days, which is utter bullshit.
These manipulative threads should be banned or renamed. Or yellow carded

 

[EnthusiastCultivator]

God forbid a contender is confident he can beat the champion. Dagestan haters are something else, it’s almost a compliment considering the high standards these fighters have.

 

[fortheo]

O Malley is insistent that he won. Plenty of fighters think they won one sided beatdowns

And I wouldn't consider o'malley humble either