Tom Aspinall was left awestruck by Merab Dvalishvili’s UFC 316 title defense.
Dvalishvili defended his bantamweight strap against Sean O’Malley in the main event at UFC 316 on Saturday in Newark, New Jersey. After losing his title to Dvalishvili via decision at UFC 306 last year, O’Malley brought about substantial changes in his lifestyle and training. While many considered this to be the best version of O’Malley, Dvalishvili pressured “Suga” as expected before submitting him in the third round in yet another display of the Georgian champ’s feared gas tank.
Aspinall was also impressed and showered words of praise on Dvalishvili.