Overview

• Merab Dvalishvili rides a 12-fight winning streak with title victories over Sean O’Malley at UFC 306 and Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311.
• His pressure-heavy wrestling yielded a record-breaking 90 takedowns against Nurmagomedov, surpassing Georges St-Pierre’s single-fight mark.
• Sean O’Malley has publicly admitted underestimating Dvalishvili’s skill in their first bout and has since mocked the champion’s new knockout-focused strategy.
• Michael Bisping lauded Dvalishvili as one of the greatest bantamweights ever after he defeated multiple former champions.
• Dvalishvili has indicated he plans to target Cory Sandhagen as his next challenger once he settles the O’Malley rematch.