{"id":4208,"date":"2024-08-21T08:51:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T07:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=4208"},"modified":"2024-08-21T14:20:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T13:20:38","slug":"dana-white-expresses-frustration-over-merab-dvalishvilis-injury-disclosure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/dana-white-expresses-frustration-over-merab-dvalishvilis-injury-disclosure\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White Expresses Frustration Over Merab Dvalishvili&#8217;s Injury Disclosure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">UFC President Dana White has expressed his frustration with Bantamweight competitor Merab Dvalishvili for disclosing his injury ahead of UFC 306 this week.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Merab Dvalishvili is set to face UFC Bantamweight Champion Sean O&#8217;Malley in the main event of UFC 306 on September 14 in Las Vegas. However, Dvalishvili alarmed MMA fans when he shared footage of himself receiving medical treatment for a serious tear he sustained during training in Las Vegas.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ca\" dir=\"ltr\">Merab Dvalishvili Shows Off a Cut He Sustained Over His Eye \ud83d\ude2c<\/p>\n<p>\u0645\u064a\u0631\u0627\u0628 \u062f\u0641\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0634\u0641\u064a\u0644\u064a \u064a\u0638\u0647\u0631 \u062c\u0631\u062d\u064b\u0627 \u0623\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0647 \u0641\u0648\u0642 \u0639\u064a\u0646\u0647 \ud83d\ude2c<\/p>\n<p>Merab Dvalishvili montre une coupure qu&#39;il a re\u00e7ue au-dessus de son \u0153il \ud83d\ude2c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/70ebamg48x\">pic.twitter.com\/70ebamg48x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamalsoussi10\/status\/1826247808858615926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> This led to speculation among fight enthusiasts and analysts that UFC 306 might be in jeopardy and that the promotion might need to find a short-term replacement. Dvalishvili later alleviated concerns about withdrawing from the fight, reiterating that he has never withdrawn from a fight since joining the UFC roster. Despite Dvalishvili\u2019s clarification, Dana White was unhappy about the leaked footage on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dana White Criticizes Merab Dvalishvili &#8220;The whole world knows about Merab&#8217;s tear because he posted it,&#8221; White said about Dvalishvili. &#8220;Our guys are incredibly dumb; it\u2019s unbelievable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_16007\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aHhGrZYFp84?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> There is no other solution but to hire a boxing expert, but you should know that when something happens in camp, there should be no leaks. Our guys can&#8217;t wait to put it on social media\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;It\u2019s a small clip, not a lot, but clearly it had to be posted.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dana White was then presented with the idea that O&#8217;Malley could exploit Dvalishvili\u2019s injury in UFC 306.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;And why should he know that?&#8221; White responded. &#8220;It\u2019s an indescribable level of stupidity, some of these people are so dumb that&#8230; it\u2019s mind-boggling, it\u2019s unbelievable.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sean O&#8217;Malley also reacted to Dvalishvili\u2019s tear, calling him a \u201crat\u201d and begging him not to withdraw from the fight. As of now, the fight between O&#8217;Malley and Dvalishvili is still on for UFC 306.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White has expressed his frustration with Bantamweight competitor Merab Dvalishvili for disclosing his injury ahead of UFC 306 this week. Merab Dvalishvili is set to face UFC Bantamweight Champion Sean O&#8217;Malley in the main event of UFC 306 on September 14 in Las Vegas. 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