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Merab Dvalishvili Set to Break Record With 4th Title Defense in a Year
Merab Dvalishvili’s next title fight is set hardly a week after he defended his strap.
Dvalishvili (21-4) will put his bantamweight title on the line against Petr Yan (19-5) in the UFC 323 main event on Dec. 6 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. “The Machine” successfully defended his crown against Cory Sandhagen at UFC 320 earlier this month. Dvalishvili landed 20 takedowns, the most ever in a UFC title fight, to earn a unanimous decision. The win over Sandhagen marked Dvalishvili’s third title defense this year.
The Georgian had subsequently announced plans to defend his belt again this year to record the most title defenses within a year in UFC history.