Daniel Cormier Show - Merab Dvalishvili on Sean O'Malley, Cory Sandhagen, Dana White, Umar BEEF
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.1 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 September 2025
⏱️ 72 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Daniel Cormier drops his DEBUT of The Daniel Cormier Show, where DC talks to UFC and MMA fighters and athletes in the sports world, and UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili is officially the FIRST GUEST on the show! DC talks to Merab about his upbringing in Georgia, his journey to the United States, and trying to make a living while not speaking ANY ENGLISH. Cormier and Dvalishvili also get into his two fights with Sean O'Malley, his upcoming fight against Cory Sandhagen, and his real beef with Umar Nurmagomedov. DC also asks Merab about his crazy antics outside the octagon, and why he consistently seems to be trolling Dana White and the UFC fans with his crazy stunts and injuries. Plus, DC gets introduced to Georgian food live on the show! #Volume
0:00 - Daniel Cormier Show debut
2:00 - Merab's surprise for DC
4:40 - Moving to the United States
9:00 - Merab "The Machine" origin
10:00 - Poor start to UFC career
14:00 - Intense cardio fight style
16:45 - Keeping the motivation
18:15 - Not fighitng Aljamain Sterling
21:00 - Aljo's influence
23:00 - Petr Yan story
26:00 - Umar Nurmagomedov spoiled?
27:00 - Beef with Umar
29:30 - Brother saving Merab's life
32:30 - Jumping into frozen water story
35:30 - Merab's foot injury
36:55 - The eye cut and Dana White
40:15 - Sean O'Malley fights
43:45 - Cory Sandhagen title fight
48:00 - Dating life
51:00 - Was journey to USA worth it?
All lines provided by hardrock.bet
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:05.0 | Hey, this is Matt Jones. |
| 0:06.5 | I'm Drew Franklin. |
| 0:07.5 | And this is NFL cover zero. |
| 0:10.2 | We're just here to try to give you an NFL perspective a little bit different. |
| 0:15.1 | Did you see the Colts pretzel? |
| 0:16.5 | That was my other big takeaway from that game. |
| 0:17.9 | What was that? |
| 0:18.9 | Oh, my. |
| 0:20.1 | We think NFL coverage should be informative and entertaining. |
| 0:23.8 | And twice a week, that is exactly what you're going to get. |
| 0:27.2 | Listen to NFL Cover Zero with Matt Jones and Drew Franklin on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. |
| 0:37.2 | Hey, everybody, Daniel Jeremiah here. And I'm Bucky Brooks. On Move to Six, Get your podcast. Hey everybody. |
| 0:38.2 | Daniel Jeremiah here. |
| 0:39.5 | And I'm Bucky Brooks. |
| 0:40.8 | On Move to Six, we take you inside the game from breaking down college prospects and NFL rookies to evaluating team building philosophies, coaching trends, and how front offices construct winning rosters. |
| 0:52.2 | We study the tape, talk to decision makers, and give you a perspective you won't find |
| 0:57.2 | anywhere else. |
| 0:58.2 | It's everything you need to understand the why behind what happens on Sunday. |
| 1:02.7 | Don't miss it. |
| 1:03.5 | Listen to the Move the Sticks podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever |
| 1:08.9 | you get your podcasts. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts and The Volume, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of iHeartPodcasts and The Volume and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.