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UFC Star Merab Dvalishvili Teams Up with Bollywood Star Varun Dhawan for Intense Training Sessions

Allan Binoy
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UFC Star Merab Dvalishvili Teams Up with Bollywood Star Varun Dhawan for Intense Training Sessions

Merab Dvalishvili might have just won over Indians with his new Bollywood connection. The Georgian native was recently touring India to promote the UFC when he visited the home of Bollywood: Mumbai. With him was India’s own Anshul Jubli, and apart from appearing on the UFC India Show, they even held a meet and greet at the UFC’s gym in Bandra. This is where Dvalishvili even got to meet Bollywood star Varun Dhawan.

Varun Dhawan is a young film star who already has several hits under his belt. Moreover, it is no secret that he is an avid UFC fan and could not pass up the opportunity to meet Merab Dvalishvili. Dhawan even got to train alongside the UFC fighter and expressed his excitement at having done so in an Instagram post, which read,

“The @ufc had me come roll around with the no 1 bantemweight in the world @merab.dvalishvili and boy what an experience the power and control.”

 

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While Dhawan was all praises about Dvalishvili’s power and control, the Georgian expressed his gratitude in the comments section wishing they could soon train again. Naturally, this was a crossover that no one expected, although a UFC x Bollywood collaboration can undoubtedly bring a lot of eyes to the sport.

In the meantime, despite being busy with his India tour,  Merab Dvalishvili did not let Sean O’Malley off easily. He treated fans to an Indian-style call-out on social media.

Merab Dvalishvili calls out Sean O’Malley while at the UFC gym in India

The UFC has not booked the Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O’Malley fight yet, but the Georgian is doing a great job at promoting it through skits on social media. Even during his visit to India, he took the time to call out the UFC Bantamweight Champion with a few Hindi words thrown into the mix,

“Namaste, Sean, I’m coming for you be ready. I’m here, in India, training and I will knock you out.”

With both fighters showing interest in the fight, it only seems like a matter of time before the UFC greenlights it. Moreover, from the looks of it, such a bout will be Sean O’Malley’s toughest test to date, and a victory will help him cement his place as the deserving champion.

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Allan Binoy

Allan Binoy

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Allan Binoy is a MMA journalist at The SportsRush. Taken to the sport in 2015, thanks to a certain Conor McGregor, Allan has himself dabbled in the martial arts. And having graduated from Loyola College, Chennai, with a degree in English Literature, he has learnt to use his love for language to have a voice in the MMA community. Allan has been writing about the gladiatorial stories for more than three years now and has pursued excellence at a number of reputable media organizations, covering every UFC PPV in the last couple of years. In addition to this, the southpaw is also a semi-professional soccer player for Diego Juniors FC in Pune, playing in the Pune Super Division League.

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