Overview

• Dvalishvili retained the bantamweight title at UFC316 with a third-round 'Machine Choke' submission of Sean O’Malley in Newark, New Jersey.
• Dana White has confirmed that Dvalishvili’s next fight is likely to be against No. 4–ranked Cory Sandhagen over a potential rematch with Umar Nurmagomedov.
• Betting markets opened Dvalishvili as a –260 favorite against Sandhagen before shifting to –400 after UFC316.
• Dvalishvili’s 13-fight UFC win streak has drawn acclaim from Jon Jones and Henry Cejudo, who suggested he could become the pound-for-pound number one.
• Team Dvalishvili has expressed confidence in facing Sandhagen’s precise striking style despite acknowledging it will present a tricky matchup.