MERAB on TRAINING w/ TOPURIA, BROKEN NOSE, TRILOGY vs YAN! | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

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Demetrious Johnson interviews Merab Dvalishvili about his training, recent injuries, and upcoming fights.

MERAB IS BACK!"Mighty" Demetrious Johnson is joined once again by the former bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili on the latest episode of The "MightyCast"!Timecodes0:00 Intro1:03 PrizePicks Code MIGHTYCAST1:42 WELCOME MERAB!2:02 Merab Broke His Nose 5:05 Merab FINALLY Took Time Off6:55 Merab vs Yan BREAKDOWN13:22 Merab Overlooked Petr Yan?16:05 Will Suga Fight Yan Instead of Merab?18:09 UFC 327 BREAKDOWN19:14 Paulo Costa Looked GOOD20:34 Jiri vs Ulberg BREAKDOWN23:27 Cejudo vs Merab RAF BREAKDOWN30:21 Merab is Helping in Aljo’s Camp33:24 Merab Details Training w/ Ilia Topuria36:28 Merab x Ilia Training Camp?!41:45 Topuria vs Gaethje BREAKDOWN43:28 Arman vs Topuria BREAKDOWN45:32 Topuria vs Islam BREAKDOWN47:57 Merab’s Interests Outside of Fighting49:56 Day in the Life of Merab53:23 Merab is Opening a Gym in Georgia!55:13The Best Base for MMA (Not Wrestling?)57:08 Merab’s Gym in Georgia is FREE!58:24 Merab Needs a Georgian Woman 😂59:02 Mighty Journey in Georgia?!1:00:35 Topuria vs Makhachev BREAKDOWN Pt. 21:02:05 Merab Reacts to Khamzat and DJ Training1:04:08 How to Support Merab!1:05:30 MIGHTYRECAP1:05:45 RAF is SO SICK1:07:11 DJ is Going to Georgia? 1:07:41 How Merab Builds…

People in this episode

Host: Demetrious Johnson

Guest: Merab Dvalishvili

Topics covered

• MMA training
• UFC fight breakdowns
• fighter injuries
• training camps
• gym opening
• athlete lifestyle

Keywords

• Merab Dvalishvili
• Demetrious Johnson
• UFC
• training camp
• broken nose
• Petr Yan
• Ilia Topuria
• MMA
• Georgia

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