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Danny Segura

Merab Dvalishvili annoyed by Umar Nurmagomedov’s ‘easy’ UFC title shot: ‘He don’t earn it like the rest of us’

Merab Dvalishvili insists his upcoming title challenger is not worthy of the opportunity he’s getting at his UFC bantamweight title.

Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) is quite annoyed at the fact that Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) will be challenging him in the co-main event of UFC 311 on Jan. 18 in Inglewood, Calif. (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+), and not any other top contender in the division.

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