A seven-year odyssey reached its conclusion when Merab Dvalishvili overtook Sean O’Malley for the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight throne in the UFC 306 main event on Sept. 14 at the Sphere in Las Vegas. What comes next remains to be seen.
Dvalishvili finds himself on an 11-fight winning streak after he swept aside O’Malley by unanimous decision with 49-46, 48-47 and 48-47 marks from the cageside judges. In doing so, he became the ninth man to capture the undisputed bantamweight championship, joining O’Malley, Dominick Cruz (twice), T.