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Merab Dvalishvili involved in five-Car accident in New York City: ‘I got in a huge accident, I got hit’

Merab Dvalishvili was involved in a five-car car accident in New York City on Tuesday. The No. 1 ranked…

Merab Dvalishvili was involved in a five-car car accident in New York City on Tuesday.

The No. 1 ranked bantamweight contender was in the backseat of a car and he shared a video with all the airbags deployed. After getting out of the car, Merab Dvalishvili showed several of the other cars involved in the accident, which looked to be quite serious.

‘’I am in New York for one day, couple hours, and I got in a huge accident,” Dvalishvili said in the video (via MMAMania). “I was in a Uber, and our car got hit by some other cars. I was sitting here. I got hit. Thank God I’m okay.’’

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As Dvalishvili says, luckily he is okay as the accident looked to be quite scary as cars were severely damaged, but the bantamweight contender is walking away from the incident healthy.

Merab Dvalishvili focused on getting Sean O’Malley fight

Merab Dvalishvili is currently the No. 1 ranked bantamweight and is coming off a win over Henry Cejudo.

Merab Dvalishvili turns in dominant decision win over Henry Cejudo title shot at UFC 298 — Mandatory Credit: Zuffa LLC

Dvalishvili is likely the next title contender for Sean O’Malley but after UFC 299, ‘Suga’ called out Ilua Topuria which frustrated Dvalishvili at the time.

“He’s a little bit stupid. He should mention my name and he should call me out to make an even bigger fight. Me and him, we are fighting. There is no other fights for him or for me. This fight has to happen. I don’t know, somehow he’s not mentioning my name and he’s not calling me out, doesn’t make this fight an even bigger fight,” Dvalishvili continued. “I was very surprised (when O’Malley called out Topuria). Like, what is this guy doing? Just either be quiet or don’t call out somebody who’s not gonna fight you… Sean, it’s not like he cleaned (out) the division or something… I was very surprised. I was mad actually that he don’t call me out,” Dvalishvili said to MMAJunkie.

Merab Dvalishvili Killed Myself Lost Petr Yan UFC — Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy – USA TODAY Sports

Since then, O’Malley has said Dvalishvili will be next but no date has been scheduled for the highly-anticipated bantamweight title fight.

Dominick Cruz claims he’s a ‘Nightmare’ stylistic fight for UFC star Jose Aldo: ‘He’s going to be a free agent’

Dominick Cruz thinks he is a terrible matchup for Jose Aldo. Cruz vs. Aldo has been a fight many…

Dominick Cruz thinks he is a terrible matchup for Jose Aldo.

Cruz vs. Aldo has been a fight many fans have wanted to see for years, especially as both were UFC champions. However, it never came to fruition, but with the two now fighting at bantamweight it is more realistic it can come together.

It was rumored that Cruz was offered to face Aldo at UFC 301 in Brazil, but it didn’t come to fruition, which the former bantamweight champ claims was because Aldo wanted an easier fight in his return.

“Since you brought up Aldo, I’ll start with I saw his words were that they offered him to fight me but he wanted somebody in the top five, or, ‘He’s not in the top five,’” Dominick Cruz said on the “Anik & Florian Podcast” (via MMAJunkie). “Is Jonathan Martinez in the top five? OK, so there’s that. And then, why would you want to be in the top five unless you’re going to fight for the title? Is he planning on renegotiating his contract for another six fights and going for the title?

“Or do you want to make sure you secure a win to become a free agent off a win instead of a loss when you’ve got to face the likes of me, which is a nightmare? I’m not saying Jonathan Martinez isn’t a nightmare, but the way that I saw it is, he showed up on the first weigh-in and then he showed up the second weigh-in apologizing for showing up to the first weigh-in and that right there showed me that the man was learning who he was against Jose Aldo before he even got in there,” Dominick Cruz continued.

Aldo did fight out his deal at UFC 301 as he beat Martinez by decision. Currently, it’s unclear if he will re-sign.

Dominick Cruz doubts Jose Aldo will be back in the UFC

Although Aldo got a big win at UFC 301 and is in the top-10 at bantamweight, he is right back in the title picture at 135lbs.

However, Dominick Cruz doesn’t think Aldo will re-sign with the UFC and will rather go back to boxing where he was having success.

“He’s not going to renegotiate,” Cruz said. “Why would he sign for another six fights in the UFC? He’s not going to do that. He’s going to go be a free agent.”

As for Cruz, he has not fought since August of 2022 when he got knocked out by Marlon Vera.

Breaking – Darren Till set to fight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in boxing debut on Tyson – Paul card in Texas

Former undisputed UFC welterweight title challenger, Darren Till is finally set to make his return to combat sports amid…

Former undisputed UFC welterweight title challenger, Darren Till is finally set to make his return to combat sports amid months of continued speculation, with reports this Wednesday afternoon revealing the Liverpool striker is set to make his professional boxing debut on July 20. – taking on former WBC middleweight boxing titleholder, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

As per an initial report from Ariel Helwani, former UFC star, Till will make his professional boxing debut on the undercard of former heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson’s professional bout against Jake Paul – taking on ex-world gold holder, Chavez Jr. on July 20. in Arlington, Texas.

Darren Till eyes imminent boxing debut fight I will batter every one of yas — Mandatory Credit: Zuffa LLC

Darren Till set to fight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in boxing debut

“Darren Till will make his pro boxing debut on the Jake Paul x Mike Tyson Netflix card on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas,” Helwani posted on X. “His opponent will be Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (53-6-1, 1 NC). Fight will be contested at 190 pounds. Six, three-minute rounds.”

Breaking:

Darren Till will make his pro boxing debut on the Jake Paul x Mike Tyson Netflix card on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX.

His opponent will be Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (53-6-1, 1 NC).

Fight will be contested at 190 pounds. Six, three-minute rounds. pic.twitter.com/qnsfrMYHC1

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 15, 2024

Departing the UFC at the beginning of last year as he looked to nurse a slew of repetitive injuries, Till, a staple of Team Kaobon, had most recently suffered a third round rear-naked choke defeat to incumbent middleweight champion, Dricus du Plessis.

Darren Till reveals he missed out on six-figure sponsorship in UFC due to Venum deal — Mandatory Credit: Chris Unger – Zuffa LLC

As for Chavez Jr. – the son of former world champion and boxing Hall of Fame icon, Julio Cesar Chavez – has been sidelined for the past three years, taking home a decision win over David Zegarra in Culiacan.

Earlier this same year, Chavez Jr. took on former UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva in Guadalajara, suffering a split decision loss to the mixed martial arts icon over the course of eight rounds.

Over the course of his often-tumultuous professional boxing career, former WBC middleweight champion has landed wins over the likes of Sebastian Zbik, Peter Manfredo Jr., Marco Antonio Rubio, and Andy Lee, and has also taken on compatriot, current gold holder, Canelo Alvarez.

Who wins in a July scrap: Darren Till or Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.?

Darren Till vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Added to Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul Fight Card

Former UFC star Darren Till is reportedly trading in his MMA gloves for a pair of boxing gloves. According to MMA journalist Ariel Helwani, Till is set to…

Ex-Champion Rafael dos Anjos slams door on 155lbs future, eyes July fight in welterweight return

Former undisputed lightweight champion, Rafael dos Anjos has shut the proverbial door on his future in the division –…

Former undisputed lightweight champion, Rafael dos Anjos has shut the proverbial door on his future in the division – urging the promotion to remove him from the official rankings, as he hopes to secure a July comeback to the Octagon in a return to the welterweight limit.

dos Anjos, the current number fourteenth ranked lightweight contender, has been sidelined since he featured at UFC 299 earlier this year, dropping a decision defeat to surging contender, Mateusz Gamrot in Miami.

The outing came as the Brazilian’s return to the lightweight limit – for the second time since a divisional debut at welterweight back in 2017 – having previously dropped a decision loss to compatriot, Vicente Luque at 170lbs last August.

Rafael dos Anjos shuts door on lightweight future

And matched with perennial contenders and up-and-coming stars at the lightweight limit in recent years since his flip-flopping from welterweight, Niteroi native, dos Anjos has urged the promotion to stop booking him at lightweight, as he explores a July return at 170lbs.

Rafael dos Anjos takes aim at BMF title and it's competitors I won the undisputed belt — Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck – USA TODAY Sports

“Get me out of LW rankings,” Rafael dos Anjos posted on his official X account. “For you LW out there calling me out I don’t compete at LW now on. I have nothing to prove to nothing, I walk around 195 at 39 years old. There’s lots of fights that make sense to me at 170. I want to fight in July @ufc get me back in that Octagon.”

Get me out of LW rankings. For you LW out there calling me out I don’t compete at LW now on. I have nothing to prove to nobody, I walk around 195 at 39 years old. There’s lots of fights that make sense to me at 170.
I want to fight in July @ufc get me back in that octagon.

— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) May 15, 2024

Without a victory since his submission win over Bryan Barberena two years ago at the welterweight limit, dos Anjos, who struck gold with a dominant win over Anthony Pettis back in 2015, has turned in victories over Tarec Saffiedine, Neil Magny, Robbie Lawler, and Kevin Lee to boot at 170lbs.

Rafael dos Anjos books UFC headliner against Vicente Luque in July — Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie – USA TODAY Sports

Who would you like to see Rafael dos Anjos fight in his summer return?

Daniel Cormier rips ‘Magician in manipulation’ Jon Jones after UFC star mocks his championship run

Once more rekindling his rivalry with two-fight rival, Jon Jones, former two-weight champion, Daniel Cormier has labelled the Rochester…

Once more rekindling his rivalry with two-fight rival, Jon Jones, former two-weight champion, Daniel Cormier has labelled the Rochester native a “magician in manipulation” – after his light heavyweight title reign was called into question.

Cormier, a former undisputed light heavyweight and heavyweight titleholder, shared a two-fight rivalry with arch-nemesis, Jones over the course of their Octagon tenures, fighting to a decision loss, before a high-kick KO loss was overturned to an official ‘No Contest’ in their 2017 rematch.

Jon Jones weighs up Alex Pereira and Tom Aspinall fights after UFC return decisions decisions — Mandatory Credit: Zuffa LLC

Hitting out at the Lafayette veteran’s title “run” during his time away from the sport amid multiple high-profile issues with anti-doping discretions, Jones called into question the legitimacy of Cormier’s championship reigns.

Daniel Cormier Jon Jones UFC 285 Commentary — Mandatory Credit: Kevork Djansezian – Zuffa LLC

“UFC is a brilliant company, did what they had to do to save the event,” Jon Jones posted on his official X account in reply to a user. “But I do agree with you, it definitely confused a bunch of UK fans, got them entitled thinking their boy really is the champion. It reminds me of when ‘DC’ was the “champion” during my absence.”

UFC is a brilliant company, did what they had to do to save the event. But I do agree with you, it definitely confused a bunch of UK fans, got them entitled thinking their boy really is the champion. It reminds me of when DC was the “champion” during my absence. https://t.co/UXbx7LMboG

— BONY (@JonnyBones) May 9, 2024

Reacting to Jones’ comments on his title reign at 205lbs, Cormier labelled the former pound-for-pound number one a “magician in manipulation”.

Daniel Cormier hits back at long-time foe, Jon Jones

“It’s not the same, although it may seem the same,” Daniel Cormier said on his YouTube channel. “He (Jon Jones) was incapable of competing when I was the champion. He wasn’t allowed to compete, not due to injury, due to illegal substances found in his body, that’s just the truth… that’s my response. Jones – it wasn’t the same thing, bud. So, no matter how quickly you are – and the magician you are at manipulating and saying this and the other, that’s not the case.”

“It was different, you couldn’t compete whenever I was fighting,” Daniel Cormier explained. “I was the champion, for a really long time actually, which is kind of crazy.”

What are your thoughts on Jon Jones’ rivalry with Daniel Cormier?