Umar Nurmagomedov gives honest reaction to Merab Dvalishvili's "spoiled little baby" remark ahead of UFC 311: "I will close all questions in cage"

Umar Nurmagomedov is calm and confident ahead of his UFC 311 co-headliner with Merab Dvalishvili. During a recent interview with MMA Junkie, he issued a response to Dvalishvili's characterization of him as spoiled. However, Dvalishvili's trash talk is nothing new to Nurmagomedov.

During his sitdown with the MMA Junkie, 'The Young Eagle' not only dismissed Dvalishvili's grievances, but expressed supreme confidence in his ability to beat Dvalishvili for the bantamweight title. The interviewer, though, made it a point to remind Nurmagomedov of his opponent's criticism of him.

"He called you a spoiled little baby. That was his last quote that he said today in an interview. Is he making it personal now?"

However, 'The Young Eagle' remained unconcerned with Dvalishvili's issues with him, instead making it clear that he will silence all of his detractors come fight night.

"I don't know, man. You know a lot of people around the world can just talk, you know? And for me, it's just I want to take this, build, and if this guy have something personal he have to do something and, you know, I will close all questions in the cage and after that we'll see what he gonna do."

Check out Umar Nurmagomedov's rebuttal to Merab Dvalishvili (1:45):

This will mark Nurmagomedov's first-ever UFC title shot, and he is widely regarded as a difficult stylistic matchup for Dvalishvili, who is primarily a cardio-based wrestler who overwhelms his foes with activity. However, Nurmagomedov is an elite-level grappler with exceptional striking and world-class conditioning.

He is expected to pose the stiffest challenge of Dvalishvili's early title reign, and potentially dethrone him.

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Umar Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili nearly came to blows

During the UFC 310 fight week, Umar Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili took part in a promotional press conference for UFC 311, which the pair co-headline. It was a heated presser, with the Georgian phenom criticizing his Dagestani rival for allegedly disrespecting him with his social media callouts.

Check out Umar Nurmagomedov's confrontation with Merab Dvalishvili:

Eventually, this culminated in a backstage confrontation following the presser. While security managed to keep the two separate, they jawed at each other, with a furious Dvalishvili and Nurmagomedov nearly getting physical.