Umar Nurmagomedov as soon as once more gave his two cents on the headliner of UFC 323, the title combat between Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan.
Seeking to make historical past, Dvalishvili defended his bantamweight title for the fourth time in 2025, however fell brief in opposition to “No Mercy” in a rematch in December 2025.
Yan landed cleaner, more practical pictures, shrugged off Dvalishvili’s relentless stress, blocked a takedown try, scored a takedown of his personal, and cruised to a simple unanimous determination victory on his strategy to reclaiming the title.
Umar Nurmagomedov, who misplaced to ‘The Machine’ at UFC 311, lately gave his evaluation of Dvalishvili’s title loss. He instructed the Paramount UFC crew:
“My prediction was Petr. Merab fought rather a lot in a single yr and it is not straightforward. However for me it does not matter.”
After dropping to Dvalishvili, Umar picked up a victory over Mario Bautista at UFC 321. He’ll face Deiveson Figueiredo this weekend.
If the Russian bantamweight wins at UFC 324, he plans to face Yan subsequent. Nevertheless, Umar could have to attend somewhat longer for one more title alternative, as ‘No Mercy’ will seemingly face Merab Dvalishvili once more to finish the trilogy, at the moment at 1 win and 1 loss.
So if I am not subsequent in line, I’ll combat once more within the meantime. In the identical interview, he added:
“I simply wish to win this combat. After that, even when I do not get the subsequent spot, I wish to combat once more.”
Take a look at Umar Nurmagomedov’s feedback under.
Umar Nurmagomedov thinks Petr Yan will beat Merab Dvalishvili ’10 out of 10 occasions’
Umar Nurmagomedov is aware of that if ‘The Machine’ turns into bantamweight champion once more, it will likely be very tough to safe a rematch with him because the Georgian has little curiosity in preventing Umar. So it looks as if the 30-year-old Russian fighter is rooting for Petr Yan to retain the title, and his feedback strongly counsel that.
Umar lately claimed that even when Merab Dvalishvili takes a three-year break and faces Yan for the third time, he nonetheless will not have the ability to dethrone Yan. He instructed Crimson Nook MMA:
“Even if you happen to gave Merab three years off and had him face a wholesome model of Petr Yan, Petr would beat him 10 occasions out of 10.”
Take a look at Umar Nurmagomedov’s feedback under.
