Coach: 80 Percent Chance Merab Dvalishvili Defends Title Again This Year

Merab Dvalishvili has already defended his title three times in 2025. | Getty/UFCMerab Dvalishvili is going for every record.

Dvalishvili defended his bantamweight title against Cory Sandhagen via unanimous decision in the co-main event at UFC 320 on Saturday in Las Vegas. This was Dvalishvili’s third title defense this year. “The Machine” subsequently revealed plans to defend his title again in December. Dvalishvili’s coach, John Wood, believes there’s no stopping the Georgian champion if he decides to fight again this year. Wood claims there’s an 80% chance that Dvalishvili competes again this year.

“If he wants to, there’s no stopping him,” Wood told Daniel Cormier. “He’ll definitely want…