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Las Vegas \u2014 There is clearly no love lost between Mehemmedeli Osmanli and his TUF 34 finale opponent, Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu.<\/p>\n
The pair had something of a heated rivalry on the show once it became apparent they were going to face off at some point in the bantamweight tournament, and that has carried over into their showdown at UFC Vegas 121 this Saturday.<\/p>\n
While speaking with media outlets including Cageside Press during Wednesday\u2019s media day. Osmanli (12-1) didn\u2019t mince words when asked about where his opponent was dangerous.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has just wrestling. He can\u2019t do nothing. He tries wrestling, I know that. Take me down. But I will beat him,\u201d Osmanli predicted. \u201cNow he will lose. I think he knows he will lose.\u201d<\/p>\n
Osmanli also made a rather shocking allegation about his time training at Syndicate MMA in preparation for the fight. \u201cWhen I trained at Syndicate, his manager, his team [were] coming, his friends [were] coming, tried to look [at] my training, tried to look [at] my sparring. I don\u2019t care. I don\u2019t care, I know I will beat him so easy. Maybe first round KO, maybe submission, doesn\u2019t matter, but I finish him, I know that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Osmanli believes that the Kyrgyzstani fighter attempted to injure him when the pair trained together on TUF 34. \u201cI will break his face, because he tried to injure me. This is disrespect. And I need to break his face. I pay him for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Osmanli also stated that he didn\u2019t care if Ilimbek himself turned up to watch his training. Mainly because he doesn\u2019t believe it will do him any good. \u201cHe can watch my training, what I can do. He can do that. Doesn\u2019t matter for me, I will beat him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked whether Ilimbek was a dirty fighter, Osmanli put it another way. \u201cHe\u2019s not dirty, he\u2019s just sneaky. He wants to give injury. He\u2019s just sneaky bitch.\u201d Suggesting that Artem Bekhov and Christian Strong were better fighters on TUF 34, Osmanli admitted he was \u201cshocked\u201d to see Ilimbel in the final. \u201cHe don\u2019t deserve this.\u201d<\/p>\n