Is Merab Dvalishvili one win away from becoming the bantamweight division’s undisputed GOAT?
After delivering a dominant performance against ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley in September, ‘The Machine’ will put his 135-pound title on the line for the first time in the UFC 311 co-main event. Standing across from Dvalishvili will be the division’s No. 2 ranked contender, Umar Nurmagomedov.
The undefeated Dagestani scored his first title opportunity via a lights-out performance against Cory Sandhagen over the summer.