Merab Dvalishvili will face the winner of next month’s bantamweight title tilt between reigning champion ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley and No. 6 ranked contender Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera.
‘The Machine’ earned his 10th straight victory at UFC 298 on Saturday night, scoring a decisive unanimous decision victory over former two-division champion Henry Cejudo. Following the evening’s festivities, UFC CEO Dana White confirmed that Dvalishvili will be next in line for a shot at the 135-pound crown.
“He looked good tonight, man,” White said at the post-fight press event. “He did what he had (to do). In my opinion, you can’t take three years off in a combat sport. It’s never done well for anybody. Cejudo looked fantastic in the opening round. In the second round, I thought Cejudo was starting to tire. Merab just got stronger as the fight went on.”
Merab was crazy for throwing Cejudo in front of Zuckerberg and carrying him across the octagon.
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Dana White reveals why cejudo didn’t get the mic following his loss to dvalishvili
Cejudo vowed that if he lost to Dvalishvili, he would retire.
