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Alexandre Pantoja Reveals Bold Stance on Super-Fight With Merab Dvalishvili

Reigning UFC flyweight kingpin Alexandre Pantoja was recently asked if he would consider moving up to bantamweight.

Pantoja has already defended his strap four times, and in December at UFC 323, he will look to defend it for the fifth time when he locks horns with Joshua Van.

Ahead of the title fight, in an interview with TMZ Sports, ‘The Cannibal’ said that he would consider moving up to 135 pounds if Sean O’Malley were still the champion. However, with ‘The Machine’ ruling the division now, Pantoja would rather have Merab Dvalishvili come down and fight him.