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One of Sean O’Malley’s longtime opponents is willing to stop watching UFC fights if he gets his next shot at the bantamweight title. Former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley snapped the first losing skid of his career last Saturday at UFC 324. In an instant classic, O’Malley defeated streaking contender Song Yadong by unanimous decision […]
Mario Bautista recently talked about Petr Yan’s upset win to win 135-pound gold against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323. In conversation with James Lynch from Fighting insidethe rising bantamweight prospect was talking about Yan’s incredibly dominant underdog win over the Georgian native, which saw the Russian level their series at one win apiece. While the […]
Petr Yan put on a masterclass performance to become a two-time UFC bantamweight champion, but he also etched his name in the record books in a way no fighter had done before in the octagon. Yan avenged an earlier loss to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323 to dethrone the dominant champion in a one-sided performance […]
Coach John Wood made his first public comments about what went wrong for dethroned bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323. Merab Dvalishvili’s UFC bantamweight title came to an abrupt end with a loss to Petr Yan at UFC 323 last Saturday in Las Vegas. In an instant five-round classic, Dvalishvili lost to Yan by […]
Merab Dvalishvili and Aiemann Zahabi could be on a collision course for the championship depending on how things go this weekend. But the two men showed palpable mutual respect for each other during a big week of fighting for the former. Dvalishvili will first have to deal with the upcoming challenge from former bantamweight champion […]
Gina Carano has posted some recent footage honing her fighting skills and while working with Merab Dvalishvili’s coach, some wondered if the women’s MMA icon would return to competition. It seems like headlines like this have been popping up lately in women’s combat sports in general, with rumors of ‘Rowdy’ Ronda Rousey taking on Katie […]
Alexandre Pantoja would have been open to attempting to become a two-division UFC champion if Sean O’Malley held bantamweight gold, but the current 135-pound titleholder is giving him some pause. That fighter in question is Merab Dvalishvili, who defeated the aforementioned O’Malley twice. The Georgian will also defend his title on the same night as […]
Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz envisions Petr Yan defeating Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323; if he follows a specific path. UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili will defend his title for the fourth time next month in 2025 at UFC 323 against Petr Yan. Two years after Dvalishvili put in a record-breaking performance against Yan […]
UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier is fed up with current judging criteria after watching Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cory Sandhagen at UFC 320. UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili successfully defended his title with another dominant performance at UFC 320 earlier this month against Cory Sandhagen. Dvalishvili racked up an astonishing 20 takedowns in his unanimous […]
Former UFC champion Bantamweight Petr Yan revealed that he fought against Merab Dvalishvili, in the run-up to a likely resit. UFC Bantamweight title holder Merab Dvalishvili retained his title in largely dominant way against Cory Sandhagen during UFC 320 last Saturday. Although Sandhagen turned out to be a heavy test for the feet, Dvalishvili Sandhagen […]
