A former UFC double champion wants bantamweight kingpin Merab Dvalishvili to move up to featherweight and become a two-division champion. However, before that, ‘The Machine’ should run it back with Umar Nurmagomedov.
Dvalishvili is slated to lock horns with Petr Yan at UFC 323 in a rematch. This will be his fourth title defense in 2025, and he aims to be the first champion in the promotion to successfully defend their belt four times in 12 months.
He has similar plans next year, hopes to fight in March and also on the UFC White House card in June.