Key Highlights
- Not hesitation, not fear.
- Just bad timing and a medical issue that refused to cooperate. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe revelation came via Championship Rounds on X, where Dvalishvili explained, “They told me Arman’s opponent had pulled out, and there were only a few days left… They asked if I would grapple with Arman in Armenia, so I took that as a challenge, and I said ‘there’s no chance he beats me’.”That wasn’t trash talk for effect.
- It was an assessment based on the rules.
- Once Dvalishvili looked closer, he doubled down.
- “I looked at the rules and saw it was submission-only.