Dana White Goes off on Merab Dvalishvili for Not Wanting to Fight Aljamain Sterling

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Have a look at UFC President Dana White expressing his disgust over Merab Dvalishvili prioritising his friendship with Aljamain Sterling over his own title shot. Aljamain Sterling recently lost to Sean O’Malley. With nine straight wins under his belt, including victories over former champions like Petr Yan and Jose Aldo, Dvalishvili is a top contender for the title shot in the Bentamweight category. Seen as a formiddable challenge to Sean O’Malley, Dvalishvili, however, has been calling for rematch for his friend Aljamain Sterling. Explore the furious reaction of Dana White over Dvalishvili’s attitude.

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Dana White speaks on Dvalishvili prioritising friendship

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While talking to reporters, Dana White said, “I hate it. Why did you even get into this sport? If that’s your mentality and the way that you think: ‘I don’t want the title, I don’t want the championship, we’re friends, we’re this, we’re that.’

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Dana White on why UFC won’t entertain such attitudes

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Dana further added, “This is not about friendship. This is about finding out who the best in the world is, and if you don’t want to find out who the best in the world is, this is not the place for you. You should be somewhere else. There’s plenty of places to fight where they don’t give a s—t what you do. It doesn’t work here.”

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Dana White Goes off on Merab Dvalishvili for Not Wanting to Fight Aljamain Sterling

Dana White speaks on Dvalishvili prioritising friendship

While talking to reporters, Dana White said, “I hate it. Why did you even get into this sport? If that’s your mentality and the way that you think: ‘I don’t want the title, I don’t want the championship, we’re friends, we’re this, we’re that.’

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