Umar Nurmagomedov has as soon as extra given his two cents on the UFC 323 headliner, which was a title struggle between Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan.
Dvalishvili, who was making the fourth protection of his bantamweight title in 2025, in an try and make historical past, fell brief in opposition to ‘No Mercy’ of their rematch in December 2025.
Yan landed the cleaner, more practical pictures, shrugged off Dvalishvili’s relentless strain, stuffed the takedown makes an attempt, scored his personal takedowns, and cruised to a snug unanimous choice to reclaim the title.
Umar Nurmagomedov, who misplaced to ‘The Machine’ at UFC 311, not too long ago gave his evaluation of Dvalishvili’s title loss. He instructed Paramount UFC Crew:
“My prediction was Petr, you recognize. Merab fought lots in a single 12 months, and it’s not simple. However for me, it doesn’t matter.”
After dropping to Dvalishvili, Umar returned to successful methods in opposition to Mario Bautista at UFC 321. This weekend, he will likely be taking over Deiveson Figueiredo.
If the Russian bantamweight wins at UFC 324, he plans on taking over Yan subsequent. Nonetheless, since ‘No Mercy’ will most probably meet Merab Dvalishvili once more to finish their trilogy, which now stands at 1-1, Umar may need to attend a bit longer for one more title alternative.
Therefore, if he’s not subsequent in line, he plans to struggle once more within the meantime. In the identical interview, he added:
“I simply wish to win this struggle, and after that, even when I’m not subsequent in line, I wish to struggle once more.”
Try Umar Nurmagomedov’s feedback beneath:
Umar Nurmagomedov thinks Petr Yan will beat Merab Dvalishvili “10 out of 10 instances”
Umar Nurmagomedov is aware of that if ‘The Machine’ turns into the bantamweight champion once more, securing a rematch with him could be extraordinarily tough, because the Georgian has little curiosity in combating Umar. Therefore, the 30-year-old Russian fighter seems to be rooting for Petr Yan to retain the title, and his feedback strongly recommend the identical.
Umar not too long ago claimed that even when Merab Dvalishvili takes a three-year break and faces Yan for a 3rd time, he nonetheless wouldn’t have the ability to dethrone the latter. He instructed Pink Nook MMA:
“I feel even if you happen to give Merab a three-year break and make him face a wholesome model of Petr Yan, Petr will beat him 10 out of 10 instances.”
Try Umar Nurmagomedov’s feedback beneath:
