Not many embody the spirit of stick-to-itiveness better than Merab Dvalishvili.
The battle-hardened Serra-Longo Fight Team brute will challenge Sean O’Malley for the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight title when they square off in the UFC 306 headliner on Sept. 14 at The Sphere in Las Vegas. Dvalishvili, 33, plows into the cage on the strength of a 10-fight winning streak. The Georgian last saw action at UFC 298, where he outpointed onetime Olympic gold medalist and former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo to a three-round unanimous decision on Feb.