Dana White warns Merab Dvalishvili about ‘really bad idea’

UFC light-weight contender Merab Dvalishvili picked up the largest win over his profession on Saturday, defeating former champion Petr Yan by a one-sided unanimous determination.

With the win, Dvalishvili is using a nine-fight successful streak. He’ll be ranked within the high 2 when the brand new rankings come out. He might combat for the title tomorrow, however he refuses to combat his Serra-Longo teammate, champion Aljamain Sterling.

“I don’t know who the hell I used to be speaking to the opposite day about this. I used to be like, we don’t. must cope with that bulls*t anymore,” stated White about teammates refusing to combat one another.

“Again within the early days that camps have been so small. You didn’t have a whole lot of totally different choices. We had a whole lot of these guys going, ‘he’s my buddy. He’s my buddy.’ You possibly can nonetheless be buddies and wish what your buddy has,” continued White.

When then issued a warned to Dvalishvili and any fighter that doesn’t wish to combat a teammate.

“I might be a extremely unhealthy thought for Merab to go down that path,” White stated. “Does Merab need a shot on the title, or would Merab quite have individuals below him soar over him and him must tackle all these totally different, powerful guys when he’s not even getting the title shot when he’s subsequent in line for it?

“That’s a private determination that he must make. If that’s wha the desires to do, I can let you know how that story ends. It’s not a very good ending to that story, however he’s a giant boy. He can determine that out on his personal.”

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