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Merab Dvalishvili cannot be stopped, including at UFC 320 on Saturday night. That’s the overwhelming sentiment following his latest successful title defense, a five-round unanimous decision victory over the dangerous Cory Sandhagen. It wasn’t an easy win for Dvalishvili by any stretch as Sandhagen seemed to have an answer defensively for everything Dvalishvili threw at him, whether it was on …

After getting dominated and finished by UFC bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili in their rematch at UFC 316, Sean O’Malley volunteered his services for a super short turnaround. O’Malley has lost back-to-back fights to Dvalishvili, but recently said in an interview that after he was told a slated co-main event for UFC 318 fell off, he wanted to face another top-ranked …

Nobody knows more about the next bantamweight title fight than Petr Yan. The former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion more than likely secured another title opportunity in the co-main event of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. After defeating Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event of UFC Macau, Petr Yan returned to three rounds against #13-ranked contender and Sean O’Malley’s teammate Marcus …

Sean O’Malley may be out of the title race for the time being after losing to current champion Merab Dvalishvili twice in a row but he’s never far from the conversation. With Dvalishvili defending his title against Cory Sandhagen at UFC 320 on Oct. 4, O’Malley understandably has a vested interest in whoever comes out the winner. On paper, Sandhagen …

UFC CEO Dana White broke some big news on Tuesday as summer nears a close. UFC light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev will make his first title defense against the man he won the belt from, Alex Pereira, in the UFC 320 main event on October 4th in Las Vegas. UFC CEO Dana White announced the news during an Instagram live …

Several of the UFC’s biggest names have their next marching orders. UFC CEO Dana White on Tuesday announced a quartet of big-time bouts for the second half of the year, including a trio of matchups for UFC 320 on Oct. 4 in Las Vegas: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira 2 for the UFC light heavyweight title, Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cory …