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Israel Adesanya praises Merab Dvalishvili after his dominant UFC 316 win, calling the performance truly impressive.
UFC 316 featured a rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley. Here are updates, results and highlights from the card.
He needs style points. Watch the full episode in the video above. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Overreaction Time: Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes, Merab Dvalishvili is HIM,
Former UFC champs claim Merab Dvalishvili could surpass Jones and Makhachev by clearing out his division and making history.
The one defeat on that run came against recent title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov and he’s since bounced back from that setback by stopping flyweight legend Deiveson Figueiredo in May.
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In the UFC 316 main event, Dvalishvili (20-4 MMA, 13-2 UFC) defeated Sean O'Malley (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) even more emphatically than he did the first time the two fought, as he retained his title via North-South neck crank. The stoppage came at 4:42 of Round 3.