Off the again of his UFC 311 victory, Merab Dvalishvili has been branded the best bantamweight fighter of all-time by former two-weight champion and prior-foe, Henry Cejudo — who lauded the Georgian after his victory in opposition to Umar Nurmagomedov over the weekend.
Dvalishvili, the present undisputed bantamweight titleholder, co-headlined UFC 311 over the course of the weekend, touchdown a one-sided unanimous determination (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) victory over the then-unbeaten challenger, Nurmagomedov.
The victory got here because the Georgian’s second in a title struggle — after making gentle work of former champion, Sean O’Malley again in September in the primary occasion of Noche UFC on the Las Vegas Sphere to win the bantamweight championship.
And welcoming the prospect to tackle Montana striker, O’Malley once more sooner or later — Dvalishvili was labelled because the bantamweight biggest to supply by former foe, Cejudo — who pointed to his resume.
Yeah, I don’t know [who I will fight next],” Merab Dvalishvili informed Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned. “But it looks like, I guess, yes, it looks like maybe he is my next opponent, but who knows? I want to fight for the best option, whoever is the best next, and I just want to be busy.”
“Yes, sir. I will fight Sean again if UFC asks me to do it,” Merab Dvalishvili defined.
Merab Dvalishvili branded bantamweight GOAT by Henry Cejudo
“You have to,” Henry Cejudo mentioned when requested by Pound-for-Pound podcast host if Dvalishvili may be thought-about the best in his division. “[Petr] Yan, [Sean] O’Malley, Cejudo, Umar, [Marlon] Moraes, [Jose] Aldo, I imply, he’s fought all people. He’s fought all people. He’s beat all people on this division you may say of their prime.
“Merab is the bantamweight GOAT, at least in my eyes,” Dvalishvili defined. “He only has one title defense, but the people who he has beaten is great. Great top-5 résumé, maybe in the UFC, period.” (H/T MMA Preventing)
