Following his dominant win over ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley last month, newly minted UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili received a million dollars from the Georgian government.
According to a post from Georgian MMA reporter Giorgi Kokiashvili, ‘The Machine’ received a million GEL which translates to just over $367,000. Per the report, Dvalishvili plans to give the money away to charity and help support the development of BJJ and MMA gyms in the country.
“Government of Georgia gifted Merab Dvalishvili a million Georgian Lari for becoming the UFC Champion.