Merab Dvalishvili looked eager and he looked relentless at UFC 306. Most notably, he looked like a champion.
He now has a belt to match.
Over the course of 25 minutes, Dvalishvili cumulatively mauled UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley to win via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) and extend a UFC bantamweight-record 11-fight win streak. Facing a lethal striker in O'Malley, Dvalishvili maintained a manic pace until O'Malley was gasping for air in the championship rounds.
"The Machine" just kept coming, even as a few O'Malley strikes left some cuts on his face. More than a few times, O'Malley wasn't just taken down but slammed into the mat, and the striking specialist had no answers for the Georgian on the ground.