Off the back of his UFC 311 victory, Merab Dvalishvili has been branded the greatest bantamweight fighter of all-time by former two-weight champion and prior-foe, Henry Cejudo — who lauded the Georgian after his victory against Umar Nurmagomedov over the weekend.
Dvalishvili, the current undisputed bantamweight titleholder, co-headlined UFC 311 over the course of the weekend, landing a one-sided unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) victory over the then-unbeaten challenger, Nurmagomedov.
The victory came as the Georgian’s second in a title fight — after making light work of former champion, Sean O’Malley back in September in the main event of Noche UFC at the Las Vegas Sphere to win the bantamweight championship.