Back in January at UFC 311, Dvalishvili entered his first title defense against a very promising Nurmagomedov in the co-main event of the pay-per-view card. Dvalishvili had a tough fight in the first couple of rounds, but then went on to dominate and overwhelm Nurmagomedov to win a unanimous decision.

The bantamweight division still belongs to Merab Dvalishvili after UFC 316. Sean O'Malley had his chance at redemption, but The Machine defended his belt with a third-round submission win over Suga.

Absolutely dominant. Merab Dvalishvili is that good. Dvalishvili submitted Sean O’Malley in the second round to retain his men’s bantamweight title at UFC 361 Saturday night at Prudential Center after being taken down again and again through the just under 10-minute fight.