Merab Dvalishvili notched another bantamweight title defense at UFC 320, handily defeating Cory Sandhagen via unanimous decision.
Sandhagen came out, landing some solid strikes in the early going. That prompted Dvalishvili to go to his grappling roughly halfway through the first, but Sandhagen did an excellent job of fending off the takedown attempts. Sandhagen appeared to land the more significant shots in the first, potentially earning himself a 10-9 on the scorecards.
Two minutes into the second, Dvalishvili let his hands go, connecting with a combination that had Sandhagen reeling. With ‘Sandman’ on wobbly legs, the champ turned up the heat, landing at will and desperately looking for an early knockout.