EPO or Genetics? That’s the query surrounding Merab Dvalishvili’s bottomless fuel tank contained in the Octagon.
UFC 311 noticed ‘The Machine’ rating his first profitable protection of the bantamweight title, outworking beforehand undefeated Dagestani star Umar Nurmagomedov within the night’s co-main occasion. Nurmagomedov went into the bout as a greater-than-2-to-1 favourite to return out on high and finish Dvalishvili’s reign early. Nevertheless, the Georgian has different plans.
After surrendering the primary two rounds on two of the three judges’ scorecards, Dvalishvili started to put on on his opponent, utilizing his legendary cardio to slowly take over the bout and prolong his personal unbeaten streak to 12.
Firas Zahabi thinks Merab Dvalishvili has been graced with nice genetics
Discussing Dvalishvili’s mind-blowing cardio, TriStar Fitness center proprietor and former GSP coach Firas Zahabi believes that ‘The Machine’ has been graced with good genetics and was fast to ignore the notion that Dvalishvili may very well be using EPO or one other sort of performance-enhancing substance.
“His conditioning is just unreal, you know. I’ve seen guys get caught on drugs, and EPO, who didn’t have cardio like him. I’m not saying he’s on EPO, I’m just saying that even if you are on EPO, you just don’t have that level of cardio,” Zahabi mentioned on the TriStar Fitness center YouTube channel.
“I’m not saying any of these guys are doping. I don’t think Mayweather dopes at all, or that Merab is doping. I’m just saying, like, it’s genetic, okay? Because you can go and do their workout, you can go and try to copy them—it’s useless. It’s totally useless. Okay, it’s got to be genetic. It’s got to be genetic. It can’t be, ‘Oh, this guy’s doing a secret formula.’ That would blow my mind. That would really blow my mind. That would really shock me. No, it’s genetic.”
The win over Nurmagomedov moved Dvalishvili’s report to 12-2 underneath the UFC banner, 19-4 general.
