Merab Dvalishvili is called ‘The Machine’ for a reason.
Not even two weeks after successfully defending his bantamweight belt against Cory Sandhagen, Dvalishvili already has his next title defense lined up. On Saturday, December 6, the Georgian will headline UFC 323 when he runs back his 2023 clash against Petr Yan.

It will be Dvalishvili’s fourth fight of 2025 and his fifth in 15 months.
“To be honest, I just want to be busy,” Dvalishvili said during an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show.