Umar Nurmagomedov lashes out at "bum" Sean O'Malley for "scared" title defense at UFC 306: "He left the cage, like fresh"
Umar Nurmagomedov recently lashed out at Sean O'Malley for his comments regarding Noche UFC 306. Following the fight, the former bantamweight champion claimed that he got the better of Merab Dvalishvili, and that he deserved the nod from the judges for his performance on the night.
Since then, it appears as though O'Malley has been pushing for an immediate rematch after claiming he won three rounds against Dvalishvili.
Speaking to Submission Radio, Umar Nurmagomedov blasted the former bantamweight champion for claiming that he should have been awarded the decision. Nurmagomedov mentioned that O'Malley showed no signs of leaving it all in the octagon and noted that he was avoiding exchanges with Dvalishvili:
"[O'Malley is a] bum, brother. He doesn't do what he have to. [He] was running...I don't know, if you champion, you can't fight like that and come inside the cage and fight like that...[He wasn't even] tired. He left [the] cage, like fresh. What are you doing, man? You have to go ahead and do everything [that] you can do to [defend] your title but you was running...scared and [Dvalishvili] play with you."
Check out Umar Nurmagomedov's comments below:
Umar Nurmagomedov claims Merab Dvalishvili is delaying their title
In addition to blasting Sean O'Malley, Umar Nurmagomedov claimed that Merab Dvalishvili is ducking him.
During the aforementioned appearance, Nurmagomedov mentioned that he would like to be an active fighter and noted that Dvalishvili has been suggesting dates that he knows won't be accepted:
"February, [UFC] already have fights. Title fights like, [Israel] Adesanya, and someone. It's gonna be in Australia, you know? And of course, UFC will put there someone from Australia...And me, [I'm] not from Australia, Merab [Dvalishvili is] not from Australia and he knew they would not put us there...And then he say, 'I will fight Umar in March'...But he know I will not fight in March." [1:45 - 2:19]
Check out the full interview with Umar Nurmagomedov below: