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Makhachev (29-1) defended his Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title for the first time with a unanimous decision win over Ian Garry at UFC 330. Makhachev’s team raised the Russian flag inside the Octagon while he was being declared the winner, drawing the ire of Dvalishvili.
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Makhachev says Dvalishvili has never been happy about his success ahead of Yan-Dvalishvili III
Dvalishvili (21-5) was clearly unhappy to see the Russian flag raised in the Octagon. “The Machine” claims it is unfair, as he is allegedly not allowed to raise the Georgian flag after wins. Dvalishvili also argues that the Russian flag is banned from most sporting events due to the ongoing war with Ukraine.
Responding to Dvalishvili, Makhachev says that the former UFC bantamweight champion has never been happy to see him succeed. Makhachev notes that Petr Yan raised the Russian flag after dethroning Dvalishvili last December.
Yan is scheduled to defend his title in a trilogy fight against Dvalishvili at UFC 333 on Oct. 24 in Abu Dhabi. Makhachev hopes his countryman defeats Dvalishvili again and raises the Russian flag to shut him up for good.
“From the very beginning, he wasn’t happy about my success in the Octagon,” Makhachev said at a recent press conference. “But I don’t pay attention to those things. He’s already spoken about this many times. But Petr Yan beat him and raised the flag in the Octagon. I think [Yan] will beat him again now and silence him for good.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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