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Danny Segura and Nolan King

Merab Dvalishvili upset with stoppage of Aljamain Sterling’s UFC 292 loss: ‘Now I have Marc Goddard phobia’

Merab Dvalishvili is not at all happy with referee Marc Goddard.

The UFC bantamweight contender has a history with the veteran official, and it just got worse after seeing his friend and teammate Aljamain Sterling lose his 135-pound title to Sean O’Malley this past Saturday in the main event of UFC 292 in Boston.

Dvalishvili (16-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) claims Goddard did a poor job in officiating the fight by stopping the bout prematurely in the second round. Dvalishvili thought Sterling, who won the first round on the judges’ scorecards, was doing well and deserved a better chance in the fight.

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