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Merab Dvalishvili unable to take down Jose Aldo in lacklustre decision win – UFC 278 highlights

Georgian bantamweight talent, Merab Dvalishvili continues his role through bantamweight competition tonight on the main card of UFC 278 — defeating former undisputed featherweight champion, Jose Aldo in a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) victory. Dvalishvili, who entered tonight’s main card matchup with Manaus native, Aldo as the #6 ranked contender at 135lbs, promised at […]

Dvalishvili, who entered tonight’s main card matchup with Manaus native, Aldo as the #6 ranked contender at 135lbs, promised at least three successful takedowns against the Brazilian, however, was unable to floor the former champion from upward of 12 takedown attempts.

Managing to press forward as Aldo appeared to take his foot off the gas beyond the second round, after landing the opening frame on two of the three judge’s scorecards, the former undisputed featherweight kingpin was unable to really land anything significant other than a couple of leg kicks, paired with knees and a slew of winging hooks to the body.

Questioned about his desire to fight for bantamweight gold next, Dvalishvili distanced himself further from a future matchup against Serra-Longo MMA teammate and current undisputed champion, Aljamain Sterling.

Catch the highlights from Merab Dvalishvili’s decision win over Jose Aldo, below

McGregor Hypes Aldo and Roasts Khabib Ahead of UFC 278

At one point, Conor McGregor and José Aldo were the most bitter of rivals, but ahead of Aldo’s bout at UFC 278, the Irishman is showing his old foe some serious support. If you were to look back at the year 2015, it would be impossible to imagine…

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Merab Dvalishvili Refuses To Predict ‘Sucky’ O’Malley/Yan Fight

UFC bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili doesn’t understand the media and fan hype behind the Petr Yan vs. Sean O’Malley fight at UFC 280. Dvalishvili is set to face former UFC featherweight champion, José Aldo, at UFC 278 tonight. He&#…

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Aldo On Dvalishvili: If No One Wants To Fight Him, I Will

UFC bantamweight José Aldo has explained why he accepted a fight against lower-ranked contender Merab Dvalishvili, Tonight at UFC 278, Aldo will look to continue his late-career surge towards a second piece of gold. The former featherweight champion, w…

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José Aldo Very Confident About Who He’ll Be Fighting For BW Title

José Aldo isn’t looking past his fight at UFC 278, but the former featherweight champion appears to have some thoughts on the upcoming title bout in his current weight class. Aldo is set to take on Merab Dvalishvili on the main card of UFC 278 in Salt …

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Merab Dvalishvili Promises To Take Down Jose Aldo At UFC 278, Remains Coy On Title Shot Chances

Regarded as one of the best defensive wrestlers in the division and the entire organization today, former undisputed UFC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo – has been met with a wrestling challenge from opponent, Merab Dvalishvili ahead of UFC 278, who promises to take the Brazilian off his feet. Aldo, the current #3 ranked bantamweight contender, […]

Aldo, the current #3 ranked bantamweight contender, is slated to return to the Octagon later this month against surging Georgian grappler, Dvalishvili – in a potential title-eliminator at 135lbs.

Undefeated in his last two Octagon appearances, Aldo has turned in back-to-back, vintage striking displays en route to a pair of dominant decisions wins over both Pedro Munhoz, as well as a December headlining win against Rob Font.

As for Dvalishvili, the streaking wrestling force has seen injuries hamper his recent activity inside the Octagon – with his most recent outing coming back in September where he landed his seventh straight win with a second round ground strikes win over common-foe, Marlon Moraes at UFC 266. The win earned Dvalishvili a post-fight Performance of the Night bonus.

Merab Dvalishvili promises to crack Jose Aldo’s takedown defense stature

Approaching the most high-profile matchup of his Octagon tenure to date, Dvalishvili remains confident that he can find a chink in the takedown defense armor of Aldo – who is revered as one of the promotion’s better defensive wrestlers.

“You guys will see, I’m gonna take him (Jose Aldo) down,” Merab Dvalishvili told The Schmo during a recent interview at Syndicate MMA. “You guys will see – my takedowns is different, I know he defends, he has the most – good defense, like wrestling takedown defense. You guys will see, I will take him down, I think more than three times.”

A victory for Dvalishvili would likely dislodge Aldo from his #3 perch in the division, as well as land the Georgian his eighth consecutive victory. However, given the fact his teammate – Aljamain Sterling, currently resides atop the bantamweight throne, Dvalishvili is not rushing a show at 135lbs spoils.

“Like I said, I don’t care about the title now,” Merab Dvalishvili explained. “I just wanna win against Jose Aldo, I have so much respect for him. And like, that’s all I want. I don’t care for a title shot, for now – especially at 135, like, my brother, Aljamain Sterling, he’s the king of this division.