Merab Dvalishvili delivered the perfect efficiency of his profession at UFC 311, defending his bantamweight title with a powerful resolution victory over Umar Nurmagomedov. Nevertheless, he nearly by no means made it to the Octagon.
After UFC 311, Dvalishvili opened up in regards to the harm he sustained earlier than the struggle. He suffered a extreme reduce on his shin throughout coaching and may not have been allowed to compete had he not discovered a option to idiot representatives from the California State Athletic Fee (CSAC).
How did he pull it off? Apparently, he confirmed CSAC officers the identical leg twice to maintain his accidents from being found.
That is completely loopy 😅
Merab says the reduce on his leg has been cleared by CSAC forward of UFC 311.
“I used to be fearful that the fee would not let me struggle…California has a really strict fee…The individual on the fee requested me to point out my shins, so I… raised his leg… pic.twitter.com/MqNG2bIn3o
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 20, 2025
“I used to be fearful that the committee wouldn’t let me struggle,” Dvalishvili informed Ariel Helwani. “California has a really strict fee…The fee official requested me to point out him my shins, so I lifted my left leg of my pants and confirmed him my shins.He stored speaking and mentioned, I requested him to point out me his different leg, so I confirmed him my left leg once more, and after that he did not know something in regards to the scar.”
