Turning in his stunning tenth consecutive victory tonight on the main card of UFC 298, surging number two ranked bantamweight contender, Merab Dvalishvili has staked his claim for a shot at divisional gold next — off the back of a stunning, one-sided unanimous decision win over former two-division champion, Henry Cejudo.
Dvalishvili, who joins the ranks of fighters past and present to ride a ten fight winning streak, entered tonight’s expected championship eliminator against Olympic gold medalist, Cejudo, off the back of a similarly dominant unanimous decision win over former undisputed champion, Petr Yan in a main event clash last March.
And surviving an early scare against Cejudo in the form of a flush check left hook, Dvalishvili would turn up the heat as per usual in the second and third frames, landing a shutout unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) victory over former two-weight best, Cejudo.
Following his decision win over the Los Angeles-born force, Dvalishvili called for a title fight with incumbent gold holder, Sean O’Malley, with the Montana native — sitting in attendance at the Honda Center, appearing less than impressed with the Tbilisi native’s performance tonight.
Below, catch the highlights from Merab Dvalishvili’s win at UFC 298
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