Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan have been all about enterprise once they got here face-to-face simply days away from their foremost occasion battle at UFC 311.
The lightweights are getting ready for some of the anticipated title bouts in latest historical past however there was nonetheless a variety of respect proven between the previous opponents, who’re set to satisfy once more on Saturday. Makhachev bought the nod throughout their first encounter, successful a tough fought unanimous determination however Tsarukyan has been gunning for revenge ever since.
The fighters shared an intense staredown on stage with a raucous crowd on the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles earlier than turning to face the followers. They’ll meet once more throughout the ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday.
In the meantime, Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov shared various phrases on stage because the fighters continued so as to add layers to their rising rivalry with the bantamweight title going up for grabs within the co-main occasion.
Dvalishvili has repeatedly claimed that Nurmagomedov has been disrespectful in the direction of him whereas the undefeated Russian jabbed on the reigning UFC champion for continuously touting his dwelling nation of Georgia but now he resides full time in the US.
Figuring out there’s some simmering dangerous blood between these two, UFC CEO Dana White made certain to maintain Dvalishvili and Nurmagomedov far aside from one another, though they have been nonetheless sharing a number of phrases earlier than separating on stage.
Try the staredown movies from the UFC 311 pre-fight press convention on Thursday.
