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Umar Nurmagomedov. If you're new here... jot that name down.

Umar is Khabib Nurmagomedov's cousin, who brings a young gun flair to the fight. Henry knows more about the bantamweight division than just about anybody and he'll be the first to tell you: Umar is a bad MF.

On the agenda: fighting on the world stage in Khabib's shadow, and what's it like to have his cousin's fabled 'Khabib' advantage? What was his first 5-rounder against world #4-- and Kamaru's good friend and training partner-- Cory Sandhagen like?

We also get Umar's prediction for Merab vs. Suga prediction (with the advantage of 20/20 hindsight). And, what's he think about all these Bantamweight warriors ducking him?

Also up; what's the best base for a transition into MMA? An answer straight from the man whose family runs several specified combat gyms.

To close it out, the champs give Umar some sage words. And finally, a debrief between the two legends.

Enjoy.

00:00 - into

01:00 - #1 Big Last Name

04:30 - Five Rounds with Cory Sandhagen

10:30 - Suga vs. Merab Prediction

14:20 - Khabib Advantage

19:10 - Next Up: Umar

23:00 - Love of Fighting

27:40 - Underdog Fantasy

28:40 - Ducking Umar

34:30 - Henry Trolls Kamaru

36:50 - Khabib's Training Legacy

38:00 - Best MMA Base

39:00 - Henry's & Kamaru's Words for Umar

45:20 - The Debrief

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Merab Dvalishvili is a world class fighter, internet troll, and all around likeable guy. He sits down with P4P before his UFC 306 Title Fight at The Sphere against Sean O'Malley.

The guys get into modern day internet trolling in the UFC - an art that has transcended language barriers and builds rivalry narratives. Remember when Henry learned like two words of Russian to sh*t talk Merab, and Merab went full Mexican pride on stage? Times were so much simpler back then... but really, who doesn't love a good twitter war or tiktok skit.

On a more serious note, a big debate on early stoppages and referee interjections ensues. There's been a few referee debacles this year to say the least. In all fairness, the P4P team couldn't even agree on a perspective... though that's pretty typical for us over here.

So, what if Merab wins? Umar, a trip up to his friend Ilia, a rematch for Triple C? We cover it.

Closing remarks from Henry with some insider tips and tricks from his experience with Suga, and then a good ol' debrief with the guys.

Enjoy!

00:00 - Intro

1:30 - Elephant in the Room

5:24 - Suga Sean Fight

11:46 - Troll Recognize Troll

19:40 - Avenging Aljo

21:30 - Premature Stoppages...a Debate

28:30 - Underdog Fantasy

33:14 - Merab on Umar

40:29 - The Cut

44:30 - Merab on Ilia

48:19 - Final Words for Suga Fight

50:20 - Rematch???

51:00 - Debrief

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