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Merab Dvalishvili<\/a> revealed he has a broken nose that could keep him for up to twelve months.<\/p>\n The setback is a blow to Dvalishvili\u2019s momentum. His 14-fight winning streak ended when he lost his bantamweight belt to Petr Yan in a UFC 323 loss last December. With their record tied at 1-1, a summer rubber match was the most anticipated championship rematch.<\/p>\n The injury occurred when Dvalishvili leaned into a mistimed knee, resulting in a nasal fracture. Following a consult with a specialist in Nevada, Merab was told the damage was both deep and structural. He was warned that returning too soon could lead to a permanent collapse of his facial features. <\/p>\n Despite his reputation as the most durable athlete in the division, medical experts have prescribed a 9 to 12-month ban on contact training to allow the shattered bone fragments to properly heal.\u00a0Given Merab\u2019s status as the top-ranked contender, his long-term absence has sparked rumors that the UFC may introduce an interim belt later this year to keep the top of the division moving.<\/p>\n Merab Reacts<\/p>\n \u201cWhat a good day, and a stupid accident, again. My nose is f\u2014- up. Even more cracked in the same direction, my bones are broken inside and on one side I can\u2019t even breathe. Doing an X-Ray now, and I\u2019m sure the UFC will help me with that, even though I don\u2019t have a fight coming up. I\u2019m going to try the surgery to fix [my nose]. I was just sparring and I got knee\u2019d.<\/p>\n \u201cSo the doctor\u2019s going to fix my nose and then straighten it. He has to re-break the other bones, too, and it\u2019ll take one more year to heal up. Of course, I don\u2019t want to do that, and otherwise he said to keep it this way and you can do surgery after you retire. But I\u2019m not going to retire [within] the next few years. I guess I\u2019m keeping my nose even more crooked than it was before, and I\u2019ll deal with it,\u201d Dvalishvili said\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Find all the\u00a0latest boxing news<\/a>\u00a0and MMA breaking updates on\u00a0boxingnews.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING boxingnews.COM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"X: @HappyPunch
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