Merab Dvalishvili gives toe injury update
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The bantamweight champion won his world title from O’Malley back at UFC 306, and will head to Newark for the rematch at UFC 316 on June 7. Despite the former champion’s insistence, it is widely believed that Dvalishvili dominated proceedings on a record-breaking show at Sphere in Las Vegas.
Cejudo (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) lost to Dvalishvili by unanimous decision at UFC 298. Dvalishvili went on to dethrone Sean O'Malley to become bantamweight champion at UFC 306, and notched his first title defense by handing Umar Nurmagomedov his first loss at UFC 311.
Merab Dvalishvili will look to defend his bantamweight title for the second time when he faces Sean O'Malley at UFC 316 in just over a week.
Merab Dvalishvili gives a hilarious response when asked about his latest injury, keeping spirits high ahead of his next UFC fight.
Seven years after the 15-second knockout, Dvalishvili earned the UFC bantamweight championship by outpointing Sean O’Malley at UFC 306. As of this writing, he’s amassed a 12-fight unbeaten streak and is one of the UFC’s biggest fan favorites.
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