ESPN MMA’s Brett Okamoto interviews Syndicate MMA coach John Wood ahead of Merab Dvalishvili’s first bantamweight title defense vs. Umar Nurmagomedov. Stream UFC 311 on ESPN+ https://plus.espn.com/ufc/ppv 0:00 How the fight came together 2:21 Forced into fighting on this date? 4:44 Mental approach 6:53 Will Umar’s run to the title matter compared to Merab’s? 8:16 Merab’s wrestling vs. Umar’s 10:35 Coaching against Khabib ? For more UFC, sign up for ESPN+ http://espnplus.com/ufc/youtube ? Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn ? Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ? Subscribe to ESPN FC on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoESPNFC ? Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN ? Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: http://es.pn/YouTubeTV