Merab Dvalishvili

I lost a fight. You know, you can lose maybe a tennis game, a soccer game. But this is a fight. When…

— Merab Dvalishvili

I'm not going to let Jose Aldo beat me, and if Jose Aldo beats me, he's next for the title shot.

— Merab Dvalishvili

My goal is to fight until I'm 50 years old in the UFC.

— Merab Dvalishvili

After I beat Jose Aldo, I was supposed to fight for the belt. After I beat Petr Yan, I was supposed to…

— Merab Dvalishvili

I think 'Chito' is also a good fighter, very smart. He's waiting. He's in his pocket. He's patient, and then he's like…

— Merab Dvalishvili

Even Jon Jones and Mike Tyson used to get a lot of drama.

— Merab Dvalishvili

I recognize all the danger from Cory Sandhagen, but same time, I'm gonna do what I was training for and it's gonna…

— Merab Dvalishvili

It doesn't matter how good of a fighter you are, you have to be a good person.

— Merab Dvalishvili

I don't look at any fights in the UFC as easy. There is no easy fights here.

— Merab Dvalishvili

Cory Sandhagen has a dangerous game, like flying knee, spinning kick, submission attack, good cardio. He escapes takedowns and he's getting up…

— Merab Dvalishvili

I'm healthy, I'm hungry, I'm super-motivated, I love fighting.

— Merab Dvalishvili

Let's talk about O'Malley. I see him as a dangerous opponent because he has good footwork. He has knockout power. He has…

— Merab Dvalishvili

I never choose my next opponent.

— Merab Dvalishvili

We all know that one punch, one submission can change everything.

— Merab Dvalishvili

Even Cory Sandhagen is saying he's trying to take me down, and of course I'm going to get up. We know if…

— Merab Dvalishvili

Not always the best fighter wins. We've seen it so many times.

— Merab Dvalishvili

When I moved to the U.S., my goal was to go to the UFC. But I had no idea how to go…

— Merab Dvalishvili

Fighting is in my DNA.

— Merab Dvalishvili

This is a dangerous sport, and I cannot make one mistake, and one little thing can change everything.

— Merab Dvalishvili

I do an old style. I don't use a hot tub. I don't use water loads. I just do my own something…

— Merab Dvalishvili

If Cory Sandhagen will stop my takedowns, I will knock him out.

— Merab Dvalishvili

Umar, I knew him a long time, and I always showed him my respect, and as men we don't care about anything…

— Merab Dvalishvili

I will never call myself the best bantamweight.

— Merab Dvalishvili

I mentioned a couple of times that I don't want to fight with Alexander Volkanovski because he's way stronger than me. I…

— Merab Dvalishvili

Me and Aljo, we're never going to fight each other. We are good friends and we're not going to fight each other.

— Merab Dvalishvili