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Dvalishvili captured the bantamweight title by defeating O’Malley via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 306 on Sept. 14, 2024. Before taking on O’Malley for a second time, he defeated Umar Nurmagomedov by unanimous decision at UFC 311 on Jan. 18 to retain his belt.

Israel Adesanya praises Merab Dvalishvili after his dominant UFC 316 win, calling the performance truly impressive.

New video has surfaced of the moment excited UFC 316 fans unexpectedly plunged to the floor Saturday at Prudential Center. As bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili walked out for his main event at Prudential Center, he was nearly crushed by bodies as the railing gave way to fans looking for high-fives or a peek at the Georgian star.

Merab Dvalishvili is becoming the kind of problem for the bantamweight division that there is currently no answers for. At 34, the proud native of Georgia continues to make his claim for both inclusion in the conversation of pound-for-pound best in the sport and the increasing likelihood that he one day finishes his 135-pound title reign as the best bantamweight in the sport's history.

Former UFC champs claim Merab Dvalishvili could surpass Jones and Makhachev by clearing out his division and making history.

The one defeat on that run came against recent title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov and he’s since bounced back from that setback by stopping flyweight legend Deiveson Figueiredo in May.