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Exclusive | Mate Sanikidze On Training Partner Merab Dvalishvili: “He has a Lionheart.”

Mate Sanikidze Merab DvalishviliOktagon MMA fighter Mate Sanikidze has worked closely with UFC contender Merab Dvalishvili as they are both from Tbilisi,…

Mate Sanikidze Merab Dvalishvili

Oktagon MMA fighter Mate Sanikidze has worked closely with UFC contender Merab Dvalishvili as they are both from Tbilisi, Georgia. We sit down with Sanikidze for an exclusive interview to discuss his upcoming fight and the UFC 306 main event.

Mate Sanikidze Talks Merab Dvalishvili

Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306 will be looking to capture the UFC bantamweight world title against ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley. While at Oktagon 61, upcoming on September 21, Sanikidze will be looking to make an impact in Oktagon’s bantamweight division. He is the former featherweight champion who is looking for gold at bantamweight.

Merab Dvalishvili UFC 306

Speaking in an interview with LowKickMMA, Sanikidze explained about Merab Dvalishvili:

“I have a good relationship with him. We are friends, and I know what’s happening in his heart — both as a friend and as a fighter. We could go so far if we start to describe particular things that will happen, but I just want to mention this: there’s only one guy, one guy, who can beat Sean O’Malley …

“There’s just one guy who can beat him. He’s the only one in the world because he has a lion heart. He’s patriotic, and his emotional state helps him before the fight.

“Your performance depends on your mood, you know? What really sets your mood, for example? In my case, before a fight, my mood isn’t always happy or anything like that.

“Every fighter is different. For Merab, it’s necessary to create a good mood naturally, not in a fake way or anything like that. And I know, I saw Merab in Tbilisi. We had a one-week camp together. We sparred, and I know he’s ready to beat the number one fighter in the world because he really is number one.”

See the full interview below:

Exclusive | Mate Sanikidze On Training Partner Merab Dvalishvili: “He has a Lionheart.”

Mate Sanikidze Merab DvalishviliOktagon MMA fighter Mate Sanikidze has worked closely with UFC contender Merab Dvalishvili as they are both from Tbilisi,…

Mate Sanikidze Merab Dvalishvili

Oktagon MMA fighter Mate Sanikidze has worked closely with UFC contender Merab Dvalishvili as they are both from Tbilisi, Georgia. We sit down with Sanikidze for an exclusive interview to discuss his upcoming fight and the UFC 306 main event.

Mate Sanikidze Talks Merab Dvalishvili

Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306 will be looking to capture the UFC bantamweight world title against ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley. While at Oktagon 61, upcoming on September 21, Sanikidze will be looking to make an impact in Oktagon’s bantamweight division. He is the former featherweight champion who is looking for gold at bantamweight.

Merab Dvalishvili UFC 306

Speaking in an interview with LowKickMMA, Sanikidze explained about Merab Dvalishvili:

“I have a good relationship with him. We are friends, and I know what’s happening in his heart — both as a friend and as a fighter. We could go so far if we start to describe particular things that will happen, but I just want to mention this: there’s only one guy, one guy, who can beat Sean O’Malley …

“There’s just one guy who can beat him. He’s the only one in the world because he has a lion heart. He’s patriotic, and his emotional state helps him before the fight.

“Your performance depends on your mood, you know? What really sets your mood, for example? In my case, before a fight, my mood isn’t always happy or anything like that.

“Every fighter is different. For Merab, it’s necessary to create a good mood naturally, not in a fake way or anything like that. And I know, I saw Merab in Tbilisi. We had a one-week camp together. We sparred, and I know he’s ready to beat the number one fighter in the world because he really is number one.”

See the full interview below:

Mate Sanikidze secures a split decision win to claim Oktagon gold in back and fourth bout – Oktagon Highlights

OktagonIn the Co-Main event of Oktagon 37, Mate Sanikidze became the new Oktagon Featherweight champion after a back-and-forth battle with Jakub Tichot, seeing himself claim the vacant title. Having only spent 2 fights with the promotion (now 3) Mate Sanikidze has already captured the gold and now sets himself up for an emphatic run as […]

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In the Co-Main event of Oktagon 37, Mate Sanikidze became the new Oktagon Featherweight champion after a back-and-forth battle with Jakub Tichot, seeing himself claim the vacant title.

Having only spent 2 fights with the promotion (now 3) Mate Sanikidze has already captured the gold and now sets himself up for an emphatic run as champion.

The first round saw Tichota come out very fast pressing Sanikidze against the cage, the pressure saw Tichota secure a knockdown. However, just shortly after Sanikidze lands a beautiful shot to the chin, which we saw a few times before this knockdown.

In a very back-and-forth round, the edge had to be given to Sanikidze after finishing the round on top using his ground and pound.

The second round saw Sanikidze start out at the same pace but this time hitting the ground with both men again going back and forth. Tichota landed a big shot on the buzzer but Sanikidze remained unfazed.

The left leg of Sanikidze looked compromised leading to the third with Tichota jumping straight to the leg kicks and Sanikidze looking to grapple. the third round saw Tichota begin to up the pace and use the forward pressure but Sanikidze is landing clean shots whenever Tichota comes inside. But again it was Sanikidze who finished the round pressuring.

Heading into championship rounds, no fighter had slowed down and continued to keep the pace high in what had been a true martial arts fight. with another flurry to finish the 4th round.

At the beginning of the 5th, there was a clear showing of respect between the two who had already left everything they can in the cage.

The 5th saw exactly what Sanikidze needed to control the round on the ground. reigning down vicious ground and pound in the last 10 seconds.

Check out the decision that saw Mate Sanikidze win the title on Oktagon 37 below: