Merab Dvalishvili furious with O’Malley ahead of UFC 306

Merab Dvalishvili was not happy with Sean O’Malley’s statement before the UFC 306. The Georgian was furious for the American’s failure to show respect to his homeland.

Merab Dvalishvili will face a chance to win the UFC championship belt in the cockerel category. Already on Saturday at the UFC 306 gala, the Georgian will enter from the octagon to face Sean O’Malley.

Merab was infuriated by O’Malley’s statements, who time and again allowed himself to make pinched remarks about his nationality. Nevertheless, Dvalishvili indicated that he would approach the duel coolly, turning off emotions. Merab wants to resolve the issue with Sean in the octagon, and only later allow himself a few words of conversation on non-sporting topics.

– No, this is not a personal conflict. This is a professional fight for the UFC belt. For the legacy. I was angry with him a couple of times. I was angry when he mentioned my homeland showing disrespect. Because my country is more than a religion to me. I carry my homeland with me (on my necklace) and that’s why I started fighting, because I wanted to represent my country. This is healthy competition. This is how we do it.

– And then if someone, no matter who… shows disrespect to your family or homeland, you have to be angry. If you’re a man, you have to be angry. I wanted to slap him in the face then. But now I have something even more important. I’m going to beat him on Saturday night and take the belt, his belt. I can talk after the fight. Maybe I can forgive him, maybe we can talk. I want to save that for later. Now I just want to win and teach him that he must be humble and show respect.