Merab Dvalishvili Octagon Interview | UFC 298

Merab Dvalishvili defeats Henry Cejudo in dominant fashion by unanimous decision at UFC 298.
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[@Negus4747]

Henry went from double champ to double retirement

[@yussufhussein8859]

😂underrated comment

[@ME-lc2zg]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CNXMedia]

Holy yes literally 😂😂

[@JohnJoatan]

Triple L

[@ravk5266]

Triple L

[@The_Cyber_Police]

Merab beat Yan, Henry, and Aldo his last 3 fights....give this man a title shot.

[@rouhollahhusseini937]

He doesn’t want to step on aljos toes

[@rockasrepublic]

Aljo already said he's moving up to FW and won't fight in BW

[@YumYumTV-wt4si]

@@rockasrepublic Jose Aldo

[@user-co1gi7yd2r]

nah he need 4 more wins.

[@koopakid715]

I want to see him fight cory tho

[@BrentH506]

When retiring in your prime goes wrong….

[@jctorres7684]

had he remained retired, it would've gone right

[@MzansiStoriesOfficial]

Henry should have never retired The double champ status went to his head and ddnt realise the divsion is evolving as he rests , and he should have stay retired as well

[@alexha2884]

Who would have thought

[@GyemTshering-jm4su]

Henry run out of money 😂 he thought he is Conor McGregor that ufc ll beg him to come

[@doublecupz]

Prime?

[@MimiPipoo]

Henry shouldn't have retired. He was entering his peak. 3 years out of the top of the game is gonna show.

[@sauceboss3129]

I honestly don’t disagree

[@AliAbdelaziz-bq3rn]

He wanted more money for the aldo fight and thought they would beg for him to come back. He didnt realize everyone hated him. No one cares ab henry

[@theray9855]

Henry coach sold him out 🤣🤣🤣

[@NingOfficial]

he is running out of money in his bank account 😅😅

[@ahmadjauhar4562]

Bro thought the UFC gonna BEND THE KNEES to make him comeback. Bro thinks he's khabib

[@MeritamMaiMult]

Merab turned the interview into a podcast

[@khamzatchimaev6959]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@sportsfan_913]

He's got that Khabib relentlessness & that Khamzat craziness lmao. Good luck to Suga/Chito. They gonna need it

[@sukmynut]

😂 suga beat his dad...

[@retroshark2448]

@@sukmynutmerab will Ragdoll omalley

[@danielmiller9012]

Aljamain sterling clinch/wrestling isn't very good, he's got great BJJ but yeah.. Merabs wrestling / clinch / cage pressing ability is insane. So people talk about Sean handling Aljamain wrestling but Merab is FAR better there.

[@CrayonsYummyYummy]

@@danielmiller9012 Yea plus Merab is physically stronger than Aljo fo sure

[@Em60913]

Merab failed 30 takedowns against Petr Yan who is not a good grappler

[@ryndnl]

Man he is so energic in every his speech..

[@kalamiess]

I believe him when he says 10 rounds 😂

[@ctg19]

He handled Henry/olimpic champ like a toddler

[@jesusiskingofkings4428]

Lost the first round, also learn how to spell Olympic, also henry would bend you in half. Show some respect.

[@lmiles195]

@@jesusiskingofkings4428like a toddler

[@Russia-UkraineWar-ns6oo]

​@@jesusiskingofkings4428 Like a toddler

[@Joshmino]

​@@jesusiskingofkings4428like a toddler.

[@GyemTshering-jm4su]

​@@jesusiskingofkings4428y ur mad bro 😂...r u Henry secretly typing from fake account 😂

[@amr99912]

Congrats to the MMA mechanical machine. Merab Dvalishvili is absolutely a great well rounded wrestler. The way he has precise precision and pressure is pure insanity.

[@1994mrmysteryman]

The mechanic? 😅

[@justanobody0]

"precise precision and pressure" I guess Merab is triple p

[@jaykirizz219]

Aren’t ALL machines mechanical 😅 you didn’t need the adjective. Same with “precise precision”

[@1994mrmysteryman]

@@jaykirizz219 He edited his comment. He just wrote "the mechanic" earlier on, probably realized it was wrong and then tried play it off by making it an adjective.

[@seanmatthewking]

​@@jaykirizz219 There are electronic machines too. I don't think you'd call all machines mechanical. But definitely "precise precision" is redundant 😂

[@mambamolt_tt73]

Wow Merab’s chin is strong and nonstop pressure from the machine is great. Well done good win

[@ravk5266]

The true Batamweight 🤴

[@JulioEuropePharmaVendor]

Merab really grew on anyone of his haters in just a few month. Such a good Sport 🇬🇪

[@mitch5944]

He's got that passion that's hard to hate lol.

[@cashruleseam7336]

Absolutely right! Exactly what i was talkin ab out this days and its goes and goes up very quickly because this man is pure himself with greatest humour loyal brave warrior human being !!! How not to love him !!!!!

[@jaykirizz219]

I was never a hater. But wasn’t a fan. He has absolutely won me over though with his energy and.. what.a.performance!!!

[@kalamiess]

His energy is just different and genuine

[@Michorida]

@@ChansunjungHenry’s a bum? Are you slow? Merab was just better but Henry’s no bum

[@JohnJoatan]

Merab is a beast.

[@omarsyed7183]

As a proud Georgian, I Love Henry for telling Merab to get that title, class act from the former double champ

[@giorgiociaravolol1998]

Well you got ilia for that

[@GULLIT610]

​@@giorgiociaravolol1998why not both?

[@mexicola10]

Let's go merab 🇲🇽 😂

[@martingee4886]

Merab is such a real person. His charisma is amazing. Hard work, pays off.

[@imhim2337]

Merab is now my favourite fighter bro.. the guy is so much fun inside and outside the cage ❤❤❤

[@hitmanabhi007]

Same man. Such a simple man and but has a stamina of a machine. Keeps on coming in and enjoying his time at Octagon.

[@Michorida]

That is literally the definition of a grifter

[@nervewracking4971]

3:20 - Tony the type of guy who thinks he was called out even if he wasn't.

[@Milk-vw1cv]

It's Tony Time 😎

[@paulmalapit4240]

What are you talking about? He didn't even react. You corny guy!

[@Ghostface__x_]

Its a joke stop being a little b**** ​@@paulmalapit4240

[@tomatoesareeverywher]

Lol he didn't even care

[@jonathan-si8xd]

@@paulmalapit4240on god lol he was reaching for that joke

[@napkinbandit5983]

Merab is gonna take sugars belt just like he took his jacket

[@theduhscripshunn5476]

Ummm, I don't think so. His style plays right into O' Malley's most deadly weapons. He can score a takedown sure but, Sean is extremely slinky, flexible, and long and WILL get back up. Whether it's the first entry from Merab or the 50th, Sean will catch him. He DOES NOT have what it takes to beat O' Malley ( stylistically ) once again we will TALK when Suga has made him look like a slow, drunk amateur, swimming in a pool of Molasses !!!!

[@theduhscripshunn5476]

He beat a 5' 3 " , 37 year old Cejudo. O' Malley is NEAR his prime but, not even there yet !!! 5' 11" , WAY FASTER, way better takedown defense ( think about that ) a NON WRESTLER has displayed the BEST takedown defense against Aljamain Sterling - Ya'll can keep SLEEPING cause that's all O' Malley is gonna do in his career, is CONTINUE to SLEEP people.. If O were the BEST WRESTLER on the planet, I wouldn't wanna get near the STRIKING PHENOM that is Sean O' Malley !!!!

[@jocoolshow]

@@theduhscripshunn5476Aljo is a volume shooter, he shot maybe 1 takedown against O’Malley and attempted a 2nd when he slipped. Aljo’s fighting style shoots double digit takedowns but wins the round once he lands one But I think Merab will have some issues striking with O’Malley. Aljo actually has underrated kicks, and his kicks are a big reason why he beat Yan the 2nd time, Cejudo, and scored the first round off of O’Malley, his issue was getting into boxing range which is where it went south. Idk if Merab’s kicking game is as good as Aljo’s to slow O’Malley down

[@goodnight360]

merabs pace, relentless pressure, and power will make the difference. I can definitely see him rag dolling sean o malley and taking his belt

[@luckyspurs]

@@theduhscripshunn5476 O'Malley has 1 round to knock him out and if he doesn't he's getting brutally 49-46'd. Assuming Merab doesn't just win the first round anyway. Merab's going to run through him.

[@MrToadGaming]

Merab just hogged the mic and didn’t let Cejudo retire. What a legend

[@dannyc7227]

No, Dana and the UFC made sure Henry didn’t get a chance on the mic. Dana even talk about it at the post fight presser.

[@giorgijakobia4929]

Dude is just diamond, Merab is a guy everyone wishes to have as a friend!

[@HyperGnar]

Merab is the most unintentionally funniest fighter in the world. You gotta love that guy!

[@cheatingscoobydoo]

Henry’s time is up, and Merab will take the belt from Omalley.

[@kylealund412]

Keep dreaming

[@mambamolt_tt73]

Lmao don’t forget the jacket as well.

[@geraldfriend256]

Ragdolled Henry so he is gonna maul Sean comically: Khabib 2.0 vs SnootDoggie already over

[@powwowcritic13]

Sean will try everything he can to not take the fight he's probably praying that chito gets hurt so he can be champion longer and then say chito ran and say merab ran too so he's the best and blah blah ugh UFC literally force feeding him to us and hes a chumpion

[@akritasdigenis4831]

Hopefully not. Omalley is much more entertaining as a fighter

[@RogerM88]

Merab looking he's going straight to a Tina Turner fan gathering.

[@talesthesalesman3106]

I'm Ike Turner

[@mariammosashvili4150]

That is a traditional Georgian hat, it is called ფაფახი, made of sheep skin

[@ForgetJay100]

@@mariammosashvili4150it was a joke

[@tig79rover91]

Merab kissed the glove of Henry! Merab is such a nice person! Sehudo is great human being as well

[@nevillecoleman1587]

Merab is a legend, funny Af😂

[@joshuaericsantos3552]

Merab vs Omalley next

[@capwb]

Sean fighting chito

[@johnnypj7583]

vs winner of O'malley and Vera 100%

[@joeldoherty2166]

Chito getting the w

[@kalamiess]

@@johnnypj7583Merab beats both

[@user-qu1tl3kh3k]

Merab is a beast man

[@ninokupradze1541]

Merab is the best❤ Congrats Georgia❤

[@twiztid571]

i was there and let me tell you that the crowd didnt pop for anyone as much as they did for merab, dudes a star!

[@VinodKumar-zn9ns]

This guy is a MONSTER. If Sean doesn't knock him out in the first round, then he is in for a long night just trying to defend takedowns and keeping up with Merab's pace.

[@justanobody0]

I wonder if the UFC would consider 10+ round fights like Merab wants some fighters would seem to really favour having longer fights in boxing for example Nate Diaz seemed to beat Jake Paul in the later rounds and looked fresh

[@FreddyMarcel09]

Sean aint even going to get past Chito. Chito is going to make him quit.

[@bigbig54]

​@@FreddyMarcel09we dont know

[@ABAddonfromHeLL]

Damn where does this guy gets his stamina from?😂

[@SSFYHHH]

How insightful

[@karansinghnegi9384]

*Mehrab was goddamn Right about Ilia*

[@kalamiess]

Merab never runs out of energy even postfight hes always fired up 😂

[@MzansiStoriesOfficial]

Henry should have never retired The double champ status went to his head and ddnt realise the divsion is evolving as he rests , and he should have stay retired as well

[@FirstGeorgiaN]

Our Proud man Merab took Golden Medal 🏅 home in Georgia! 🇬🇪✊🏼😂

[@spaceboogie9333]

I'd love to see Merab as champion

[@akritasdigenis4831]

Who in their right mind would want to see that boring fighter as a champion

[@workoutdestroyer]

@@akritasdigenis4831 tf u talking about 🤣

[@JohnJoatan]

@@akritasdigenis4831how is he boring? He absolutely dominated Cejudo. Cope lol.

[@tclyde865]

​@@akritasdigenis4831dude is goofy like Costa but I dont mind it 😅. Let's be honest, O'Malley isn't going to be champ much longer Merab is too hungry and relentless for him

[@cheatingscoobydoo]

He will be

[@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu]

1:38 He hit him with a spinebuster I think Cain Velasquez did that to Cheick Kongo back in the day

[@user-dc9yv4rf1f]

Congratulations merb

[@paytonthornberry1382]

Merb

[@BruceWayne-pm6co]

Merb

[@JG-ce3pu]

You mean Merba

[@ars5134]

Merb dwashyawilly

[@A1Gz_]

Merb

[@JulianOnTheRadio]

This man had me in tears. Awesome guy and champ already. He don’t need a belt 🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊

[@talesthesalesman3106]

O Malley is sweating bullets right now lol

[@IrakliGogava]

Merab is one of the kind, there's nobody like him.. Pure heart ♥

[@Gruwtasi123]

გილოცავ მერაბ!გაუმარჯოს დიდგულ ქართველებს.დიდება უფალს.პატივისცემა მეტოქეს.ჯანმრთელობა ყველას❤🇬🇪☮️

[@anasshahid224]

Merab is the real deal! Masterclass performance and win 👏👏👏👏

[@SuperDuDDe]

merab such a good guy.

[@historycaucasian7353]

Мы поздравляем наших добрых соседей Грузин🇬🇪 Ингушетия с вами💪

[@dantealigieri1140]

❤❤❤ we love you too

[@dantealigieri1140]

Greetings from 🇬🇪

[@Migehra]

This guy decerves the title fight! Absolute legend!!

[@elizico]

so proud 🇬🇪🦁

[@thenightmare92]

Doesn’t matter who wins between O’Malley & Chito. There just keeping the belt warm for Merab. Dude is an absolute savage. No one has ever rag dolled Henry like that before.

[@MikeBarratt-lk3gt]

Merab couldn't finish his dinner but boy can he out work you the guy is literally a machine 😮

[@sanatsrivastava2814]

Man, Merab absolutely DEMOLISHED Henry. Look at Merab's resumé, bro, the guy is legendary.

[@user-ug3ho3er6y]

Give this men deserved title shot

[@SP-tr6jm]

One of my favorite post fight speeches ever. Merab talks like he fights just non stop pace, i understood maybe 10% of what he said but i loved it

[@Jaycee3]

Merab is such a lovable fighter.

[@rodrigomorales6111]

What an awesome fighter respect to Merab 💪

[@sportsfan_913]

Henry looked gassed really early in RD2. Definitely think that's it for him. Arm looked busted too. Heck of a run even tho I'm not a fan of his.

[@justanobody0]

"arm looked busted too" did something happen in the fight?

[@murtajiz545]

@@justanobody0his left arm looked damn near snapped in half

[@TarekMarzouki]

@@justanobody0 He defended a brutal front kick with his forearm 🤷‍♂

[@luckyspurs]

Doesn't Conor have a win more recently than Cejudo.

[@MikeBarratt-lk3gt]

​@@luckyspursI'm gonna say no

[@troysmith6929]

Congrats Merab!!! Such awesome energy

[@chrismartinez8285]

How he has so much energy ⚡️ to still talk for hours after a 3 round fight is beyond me idk if he drank a few energy drinks before the fight or what he had for lunch but man Georgians 🇬🇪 r built different 👏🏽

[@user-vc3hw2dh8b]

Dvalishvili più forte del mondo,bravo Georgiano,tu sei uomo unico,orgoglioso per gli Georgiani ❤🇬🇪🙏

[@toxicgoat341]

He was more focused on Zuck than he was on henry 😂😂😂. Sean is in trouble merab is coming for that strap.

[@noone8118]

Sean o mouldy will duck merab for as loooong as possible ..Dana butt hurt that merab didn't fight aljo they're not going to give him a title fight...this fight was to retire cejudo..Dana will protect mouldy from merab

[@kalamiess]

@@noone8118Sean is a toptier striker and has great TDD. Merabs cardio and pressure is insane. Will be a great fight

[@et4493]

SO happy, so happy for Merab

[@ives3572]

Whoever wins between Sean O'Malley and Marlon Vera, it doesn't really matter because Merab's coming for the bantamweight title

[@MichaelSpikes-pv6kl]

Congratulations on the big win

[@Andarovin]

Sean O'malley looks like an early 90's B-film antagonist.

[@alexivan3911]

🤷👏👏👏

[@luckyspurs]

How did people not realise Merab had infectious energy and likeability before this. He's been one of my favourite fighters for ages. Since before the Moraes fight.

[@user-vf8mq1hg9f]

შეუდარებელი ხარ მერაბ..ვამაყობთ შენით! ❤🇬🇪❤️🇬🇪❤️🇬🇪

[@JasonMasterPlumber]

Merab is a champion. Awesome that he had The American Flag with his native flag.

[@chesstictacs3107]

What a respectful dude.

[@cashruleseam7336]

Exactly what i was talkin about his uprising hype by days and its goes and goes up very quickly because this man is pure himself with greatest humour loyal brave warrior human being !!! How not to love him !!!!!

[@Jarelonli]

Henry sorry it’s ov let a true Mexican legend be great

[@akritasdigenis4831]

Mexican fighters are entertaining and not boring like Merab

[@uygygog]

​@@akritasdigenis4831clowns are entertaining too

[@levanasanidze727]

😂😂😂

[@user-yy3jv6kq9n]

დიდება ქართველ ერს !🙏✊❤️

[@nigeisfree7837]

Gotta love the respect after thats how it should be in all sports awesome to see

[@eugenyannsson]

Congratulations Very happy for him

[@Mogzauri91]

შენ გენაცვალე მაგ გულში მერაბ👍🏼🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪

[@giorgilomidze4915]

მერაბ შენ გენაცვალე ლომოოო 💪💪💪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪

[@Rayrulesohye]

Yusss let's go Merab

[@felisindorodriguez8320]

También te queremos Merab❤

[@sandykv1653]

crazy perform!!! cardio's machine

[@maxinebowe8097]

Yes! Merab 🎉🎉🎉

[@bensutherland6871]

I can't wait for him to win the belt next let's go Merab!!!

[@user-wt6ux7yq2u]

Сакартвело ❤ 🦁Мираб

[@SilentChaosMusic]

Merab = LEGEND !!! Live long Merab ❤

[@OLDBOYbellrockrecords]

I love this guy!!!

[@pijat.kampung7641]

Good luck 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️ from Indonesia 🇮🇩

[@user-kw4vm3vp4l]

Damn merab already predicted the topuria vs volkanovski fight and he wasn't wrong😮

[@alec2456]

Ok, I admit I was a hater of Merab because he would not fight Sterling, but damn he has such a great personality. He's crazy how does he not get tired!!?? This man has 4 lungs and 2 hearts. I have never seen anything like it. The "Machine" is going to take down O'Malley and destroy him.

[@mananaomarashvili2891]

გილოცავ❤️ შემდეგში ჩემპიონობა მოგველოცოს❤️🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🙏

[@likar-traumatolog]

Вітання з перемогою. Ми вболівали за тебе Мерабе💪🇬🇪

[@lusian67]

Levan youre big Brother is so proud of you

[@hlysnan6418]

He earned it.

[@NingOfficial]

max Holloway ate his words on topuria.... haha always take a blessing from merab before you fights ❤❤❤

[@Bmega81]

This guy's the best!

[@abdiqafarhassanco]

Let’s goo merab

[@spiderwebbmarketing]

This kabib guy is everywhere

[@middleearthtroll6183]

Henry and Sterling's embrace was nice to see.

[@jaischristmann8031]

The real man ❤

[@user-vc3hw2dh8b]

Yvelase magari kaci msoplioshi❤

[@StanFlacko]

The longest interview of life.

[@user-sr4bz9dm6d]

People fail to understand this dudes' mindset are build different. Just listen when he said hard work pays off, he meant that. This mountain dude know break through fear.

[@user-yy3jv6kq9n]

merab !🙏✊

[@Nature-q3i]

Merab dvalishviliiiiiiiiiiiiiii🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪💪💪💪💪

[@AbrahamLexington]

merab is awesome

[@magicM526]

Seriously, great preference from marab