UFC President Dana White, being the kind of controversial figure that he is, is never away from criticism. In recent weeks, White has come under a lot of scrutiny owing to the statements made in the press conference. Furthermore, he has received heavy backlash from fans and also MMA fighters because of his opinion. PFL star Francis Ngannou countered White for his words in a rant on social media.

This time, the UFC President is under scrutiny for his recent comments on Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley. The champion and the challenger have since gone back and forth on social media after Sterling’s win against Henry Cejudo. Now, Sterling’s teammate has gone off in an interview while speaking on White’s comments.

Merab Dvalishvili stands up for Aljamain Sterling amid Dana White’s comments

UFC bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili voiced his support for his friend and current champion, Aljamain Sterling. Furthermore, ‘The Machine’ also offered his perspective on the ongoing hype surrounding Sterling’s next opponent, Sean O’Malley. Additionally, Dvalishvili’s comments came in response to UFC President Dana White’s remarks during a press conference. White discussed the upcoming title defense of Sterling against O’Malley in the interviews post-UFC Fight Night.

Dvalishvili said in the interview with ‘The Schmo’, “I don’t know, man. Everybody pushing Aljo. I don’t know, like he’s champion, let him relax like couple months. You know that let him enjoy his time, you know. It doesn’t matter he will smash O’Malley even July or August or it doesn’t matter even tomorrow, you know. Aljo, you know, like, style makes fight and aljo can beat O’Malley. It’s not new news…”

The Georgian fighter seemed confident in the abilities of ‘Funkmaster’ as he is likely to face O’Malley in the coming months. Furthermore, the UFC champion and ‘Suga’ have been deciding on a date to set their title fight. On the other note, Sterling’s teammate makes it another high-profile fighter to go off at White after Francis Ngannou.

Merab Dvalishvili also commented on the post-fight antics of Sean O’Malley at UFC 288

The UFC bantamweight contender felt that Sterling was disrespected by the acts of ‘Suga’ after UFC 288. To prove his point, Dvalishvili said, “I don’t know yeah they pushing Aljo, they’re pushing champions even like even O’Malley jumped to the cage and he was disrespecting champion, ‘come on Man!’. Let champion enjoy his moment.”

Although Dvalishvili and O’Malley provided a moment to remember after UFC 288, the Georgian fighter made his voice heard about his teammate being disrespected.

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