😂Tom Aspinall says he wants to gave Merab’s
cardio:„I want Merab’s cardio. Merab, show me what’s what. Get me in that
kind of shape. I’m ready for it.“🎥 @AspinallMMA
▫️ pic.twitter.com/fOkN29YMyB— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight)
June 8, 2025
Tom
Aspinall was left awestruck by Merab
Dvalishvili’s UFC 316
title defense.
Dvalishvili defended his bantamweight strap against Sean O’Malley
in the main event at UFC 316 on Saturday in Newark, New Jersey.
After losing his title to Dvalishvili via decision at UFC 306 last
year, O’Malley brought about substantial changes in his lifestyle
and training. While many considered this to be the best version of
O’Malley, Dvalishvili pressured “Suga” as expected before
submitting him in the third round in yet another display of the
Georgian champ’s feared gas tank.
Aspinall was also impressed and showered words of praise on
Dvalishvili. The interim heavyweight champ believes Dvalishvili is
a stylistic nightmare for not only O’Malley, but any bantamweight
contender. Aspinall considers Dvalishvili’s nickname a perfect fit
and wants to work on his cardio with “The Machine.”
„Merab just doesn’t stylistically match well with anybody else in
the division,” Aspinall said on his YouTube channel. “He just
overwhelms guys, he just keeps going, won’t stop. He has that weird
herky-jerky standup style. He does 50 takedowns per round. He never
stops working for 25 minutes. I just don’t know what you can do
with a guy like that. To me he looks unstoppable right now. And
“The Machine” is the best nickname you can have for a guy like
this… I want Merab’s cardio. Merab, show me what’s what. Get me in
that kind of shape, I’m ready for it.
Dvalishvili’s cardio exploits begin in training. His coach, John
Wood, claims the champ spars for 10 rounds straight to prepare for
five-round fights. Wood also admitted to being gassed out while
holding pads for Dvalishvili.