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Merab Dvalishvili (Georgian: მერაბ დვალიშვილი [ˈmerab ˈdʷaliʃvili]; born January 10, 1991) is a Georgian and American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Bantamweight Champion .
A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Champion Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili headlined the event. [7] A bantamweight bout between Mario Bautista and Guido Cannetti took place at the event. [8] They were previously scheduled to meet at UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze, but Bautista pulled out after testing positive for COVID-19. [9]
Merab Dvalishvili served as backup and potential replacement for this fight. [6] A five round lightweight bout between former interim UFC Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier and Benoît Saint Denis took place in the co-main event. [7]
Georgian-born Merab Dvalishvili talks to CNN Sport about his journey from construction worker to the very pinnacle of mixed martial arts: UFC champion.
Fight of the Night: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov; Performance of the Night: Jiří Procházka and Jailton Almeida; Reported payout.
Merab Dvalishvili’s staph infection at UFC 311 was so severe that “regular people” might have “had their leg amputated” in his position, it has been claimed.. Dvalishvili fought through ...
UFC 306 was UFC's second event (after 2023's UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2) to be held under the "Noche UFC" banner—a commemoration of Mexico's independence day in which all but one of the matches on the card (the main event between Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili) featured at least one fighter of Mexican or Mexican American descent.
The team has two gyms operating under it, Serra BJJ Academy and Longo-Weidman MMA. It has produced four UFC champions, Matt Serra (former UFC Welterweight Champion), Chris Weidman (former UFC Middleweight Champion), Aljamain Sterling (former UFC Bantamweight Champion) and Merab Dvalishvili (current UFC Bantamweight Champion).