Umar Nurmagomedov doesnt believe Merab Dvalishvili is scared of him but wants easy money instead [Video]

Umar Nurmagomedov thinks Merab Dvalishvili is looking for some easy paydays.

Later this month, Nurmagomedov challenges Dvalishvili for the bantamweight title in the co-main event of UFC 311, and though the buildup to their fight has been short, it’s been quite heated. Initially, Dvalishvili no-sold Nurmagomedov as a title challenger, instead calling for rematches with past opponents he’s already beaten, Sean O’Malley and Petr Yan. Then, at the initial press conference for UFC 311, Dvalishvili was near apoplectic with rage, screaming at Nurmagomedov and repeatedly calling him “a piece of shit” despite Nurmagomedov remaining pretty even-tempered.

Considering all this, some fans believe that Dvalishvili was ducking Nurmagomedov and is afraid to face him, but the undefeated title challenger disagrees.

“I think he just wants to fight with a guy who [he] can beat,” Nurmagomedov said on the UFC’s YouTube channel. “It does not mean I 100 percent go inside the cage and …