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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 .
The 29-year-old will enter his fight against Dvalishvili with an 18-1 record and 12 KOs. He's won six straight fights dating back to 2021, too, with the exception of a no-contest against Pedro Munhoz.
Sean O’Malley will defend his UFC men's bantamweight title against Merab Dvalishvili in the main event of UFC 306. Here is what time to catch the fight.
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.
Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia celebrates his victory against Henry Cejudo in a bantamweight fight during UFC 298 at Honda Center on Feb. 17, 2024, in Anaheim, California.
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]
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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]