Umar Nurmagomedov vows to “choke” out Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311: “I can finish you”

Umar Nurmagomedov says Cory Sandhagen is his hardest fight
Despite Umar Nurmagomedov challenging for the bantamweight title at UFC 311, he doesn’t think Merab Dvalishvili is his toughest fight.

Instead, Nurmagomedov thinks Cory Sandhagen is still the toughest fight of his career, even though Dvalishvili is the champ.

“It’s going to be cocky if I say (Dvalishvili) is easy money,” Nurmagomedov said. “I think he’s not. He’s a good fighter. But hardest challenge in my division I think is Cory. This fight was hardest in my life.”

Umar Nurmagomedov is 18-0 as a pro and coming off a decision win over Cory Sandhagen. In the UFC, Nurmagomedov is 6-0 with three wins by stoppage.

Merab Dvalishvili, meanwhile, is 18-4 as a pro and coming off a decision win over Sean O’Malley to win the title. Dvalishvili is riding an 11-fight winning streak.

UFC 311 is set to take place at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California on January 18.