Umar Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili have gone five rounds in the octagon before and they almost became physical again at a recent RAF event in Georgia.
At the inaugural RAF Georgia event this past July, fans caught footage of one of Nurmagomedov’s friends getting into an altercation with Dvalishvili during a pre-fight press conference. Dvalishvili responded aggressively to fan question asking if he would wrestle Nurmagomedov in an RAF wrestling match, saying, “No, never, f*ck that guy. Whoever RAF choose, I’ll fight. Except this spoiled guy.”
Later, Dvalishvili and Nurmagomedov’s friend (named “Ahmad,” according to Nurmagomedov) had a scuff


