Merab Dvalishvili
Tim Welch: Merab Dvalishvili never fought someone like Sean O’Malley, ‘who can put your lights out, one punch’
Tim Welch thinks Sean O’Malley’s power will surprise Merab Dvalishvili. Bantamweight champion O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) is targeting Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) for his next title defense – a matchup that his head coach Welch knows will be tough. Dvalishvili was rocked badly in his finish over...
Cory Sandhagen: UFC champ Sean O’Malley has ‘really good shot’ of finishing Merab Dvalishvili
Cory Sandhagen envisions UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley stopping Merab Dvalishvili. O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) announced that he’d like to fight Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) next to prove to everyone that he isn’t ducking the streaking contender. Dvalishvili is a relentless grappler. He attempted a UFC record...
Merab Dvalishvili explains why linking Umar Nurmagomedov to UFC title shot is ‘very disrespectful’
Merab Dvalishvili doesn’t think Umar Nurmagomedov deserves to be in the UFC bantamweight title picture just yet. Nurmagomedov (17-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) called for his previously scrapped booking with Cory Sandhagen to be rescheduled after defeating newcomer Bekzat Almakhan at UFC Fight Night 238 earlier this month. Dvalishvili (17-4...
5 biggest takeaways from UFC 299: Time for Sean O’Malley to do right by bantamweight division
What mattered most at UFC 299 at Kaseya Center in Miami? Here are a few post-fight musings. * * * *
Sean O’Malley: Merab Dvalishvili fight more exciting because people think he can’t be beat
It took a while for Merab Dvalishvili to get Sean O’Malley’s attention. Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) is on a 10-fight winning streak, most recently overwhelming former two-division champion Henry Cejudo at UFC 298. He was declared as No. 1 contender by UFC CEO Dana White. UFC bantamweight champion...
Sean O’Malley on Merab Dvalishvili’s win over Henry Cejudo: ‘Decent little fight from a couple little dudes’
Sean O’Malley accurately predicted Merab Dvalishvili vs. Henry Cejudo. Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) overwhelmed former dual-champion Cejudo (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) to win a unanimous decision on Saturday’s UFC 298 main card at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Bantamweight champion O’Malley picked Dvalishvili to win, and thought he...
5 biggest takeaways from UFC 298: Did Alexander Volkanovski’s quick return aid in Ilia Topuria’s title win?
What mattered most at UFC 298 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.? Here are a few post-fight musings …
Video: UFC 298 press conference faceoffs with Whittaker-Costa, Neal-Garry, Dvalishvili-Cejudo
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The UFC 298 pre-fight press conference went down Thursday and it was the initial opportunity to get a look at fighter staredowns for the second numbered event of 2024. The card, which is headlined by a featherweight title bout between Alexander Volkanovski (26-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC)...
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