Javier Mendez Disagrees with Notion that Umar Nurmagomedov Doesn’t Deserve UFC 311 Title Bout
Talking to Danny Segura on Hablemos MMA, courtesy of MMAJunkie, American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier Mendez reacted to Merab Dvalishvili’s feedback.
“That is what I say: When he fought Cory Sandhagen, UFC stated that whoever wins that combat would combat for the title – whether or not it was going to be Sean O’Malley or Merab,” Mendez advised Hablemos MMA in Spanish. “That’s what the UFC advised Umar and Sandhagen. So why now that the combat is over, and Umar received, why is it that what UFC had stated ought to now not be true? UFC needs this combat. That’s why they introduced Umar to the Sphere, proper?
“When (Dvalishvili) received, and so they interviewed him, and so they stated that is your subsequent problem, Merab stated, ‘Oh, Dana wants to speak to me. He must get to know me as an individual, after which we’ll speak about it.’ Why? The UFC wished this combat. Umar didn’t say, ‘Hey, I have to combat for the title if I beat Sandhagen.’ No, they have been those that stated the winner would go for the title subsequent, in order that’s all we’re doing. Umar advised me, ‘Look, coach. In the event that they don’t give me the title, I simply wish to combat earlier than Ramadan.’ That’s all. He simply wished to combat.”
Mendez shall be busy at UFC 311, as one other one in every of his fighters can even be in motion. Islam Makhachev will get high billing as he defends his UFC Light-weight Championship towards Arman Tsarukyan. Remember to keep on with BJPenn.com, as we’ll be offering dwell updates all through combat night time.
