Joe Rogan told by UFC star 'to never ask one question' again ahead of title defence at UFC 311
Merab Dvalishvili wants Joe Rogan to never ask the question again ahead of facing Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311.
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Joe Rogan has been told by a UFC star 'to never ask one question' again ahead of his title defence at UFC 311.
UFC's first pay-per-view card of 2025 is just days away as the famed Octagon sets up shop in Los Angeles, California, for UFC 311.
Not one but TWO blockbuster UFC title fights feature on the card, with Islam Makhachev putting his UFC lightweight title on the line against former foe Arman Tsarukyan.
And UFC bantamweight king Merab Dvalishvili defends his championship against Umar Nurmagomedov - cousin of UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov.
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Ahead of making the first defence of his UFC bantamweight belt, Dvalishvili has warned Rogan not to ask him one question again.
He doesn't want to be asked about potentially fighting teammate Aljamain Sterling, having previously been questioned about a possible showdown.
Speaking on the Verse Us with Eric Nicksick podcast, Dvalishvili said: "I said don't ask me this question [about fighting Sterling] during press conference or media day. I was like I have to win first [against Aldo] and Aljo already has a fight... And when Joe Rogan asked me again and Aljo is there, 'Hey, are you going to fight Aljo?' And like I said, Please don't ask me this question anymore."
Teammates Dvalishvili and Sterling competed alongside each other in the same division when 'Aljo' was the 135lbs title holder.
Amid the American's title reign, Dvalishvili knocked off plenty of top contenders, including Marlon Moraes, Jose Aldo, Petr Yan and Henry Cejudo.
But Dvalishvili eventually fought for UFC gold when Sterling was defeated by Sean O'Malley.
The Georgian dethroned O'Malley of the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 306.
As for Sterling, he has since moved up in weight to the featherweight division, where he has gone 1-1 in his two fights at 145lbs.
He outpointed Calvin Kattar at UFC 300 before losing a decision to Movsar Evloev at UFC 310 last month.
Sterling is set to remain at featherweight while Dvalishvili holds the UFC bantamweight title.