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UFC Rankings Report: Masvidal Drops, New Top-3 Heavyweight, & More

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 26! Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: No Changes Women’s Pound for Pound: Claudia Gadelha moves up one spot to #14, and Nina Nunes debuts in the rankings at #15. Strawweight: …

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 26! Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: No Changes Women’s Pound for Pound: Claudia Gadelha moves up one spot to #14, and Nina Nunes debuts in the rankings at #15. Strawweight: No Changes Women’s Flyweight: No Changes Women’s Bantamweight: No Changes Women’s […]

Merab Dvalishvili Eying Potential Showdown With Marlon Moraes

Following his stellar win against Cody Stamann, Merab Dvalishvili is ready for another fight but this time against a top contender. After scoring a fast-paced win at UFC Vegas 25 against top-rated Stamann, there was little doubt that Merab Dvalishvili …

Following his stellar win against Cody Stamann, Merab Dvalishvili is ready for another fight but this time against a top contender. After scoring a fast-paced win at UFC Vegas 25 against top-rated Stamann, there was little doubt that Merab Dvalishvili is the future of the bantamweight division. While his teammate, Aljamain Sterling is the current […]

Merab Dvalishvili Takes Impressive Decision Win Over Cody Stamann – UFC Vegas 25 Highlights

DvalishviliIt’s six consecutive victories for Georgian standout, Merab ‘The Machine’ Dvalishvili, who lodged a dominant unanimous decision win over Cody ‘The Spartan’ Stamann to open up the main card of UFC Vegas 25. Securing an eye-catching five successful takedowns, Dvalishvili, a long time trainee of both Matt Serra and Ray Longo in Long Island, New […]

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It’s six consecutive victories for Georgian standout, Merab ‘The Machine’ Dvalishvili, who lodged a dominant unanimous decision win over Cody ‘The Spartan’ Stamann to open up the main card of UFC Vegas 25.

Securing an eye-catching five successful takedowns, Dvalishvili, a long time trainee of both Matt Serra and Ray Longo in Long Island, New York — notched a 30-27, and two 29-28 scorecards to likely enter the top ten come the release of the updated UFC rankings next week.

Displaying some impressive appearing hands and overal striking over the course of the three round affair, Dvaslishili may have dropped the last few wrestling srambles of the final frame, however, he lodged the hay in the barn in the earlier rounds on his way to a unanimous decision win over Stamann.

With the win, Dvalishvili’s streak now sits at six straight, adding to prior triumphs over Terrione Ware, Brad Katona, Casey Kenney, Gustavo Lopez, and two-time flyweight title challenger, John Dodson.

Below, check out the highlights from Dvalishvili’s unanimous judging success.

VIDEO | Merab Dvalishvili Gets Head Stapled After Jumping Into Frozen Pond

DvalishviliUFC bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili was hospitalized after jumping headfirst into a frozen pond. The Georgian MMA talent videoed himself diving into the pond. Upon impact, he immediately begins holding his head. He is later seen with blood pouring down his face in a second video. The third and final clip shows Dvalishvili having his […]

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UFC bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili was hospitalized after jumping headfirst into a frozen pond.

The Georgian MMA talent videoed himself diving into the pond. Upon impact, he immediately begins holding his head. He is later seen with blood pouring down his face in a second video. The third and final clip shows Dvalishvili having his head stapled back together.

Dvalishvili was quite relaxed about the ordeal, he wrote the following message alongside the clips he posted on social media.

“I thought a great day to train and run in the park. Then I saw a pond which I thought was snow and water. BUT it turned out to be all ice and tree branches sticking out. As soon as I broke threw the ice I felt my skin peeling off . BUT nothing more painful then when they stapled my skin back together! Its all good now …”

Dvalishvili hasn’t fought since he beat John Dodson at UFC 252 in August. The bantamweight #12 was scheduled to face Cody Stamann at UFC Vegas 18 which takes place this weekend. Dvalishvili withdrew from the bout as he continued to recover from catching the coronavirus. Stanmann will instead fight Askar Askar in a featherweight bout.

The 30-year-old has been impressive since joining the UFC in 2017. Dvalishvili lost his first two bouts with the promotion. Frankie Saenz beat him via decision before Ricky Simon choked him out. Since then Dvalishvili has won five straight fights to propel himself into the 135lb mix. He holds notable victories over the likes of Casey Kenney and former flyweight title challenger John Dodson.

Everyone at LowKickMMA wishes Merab Dvalishvili a speedy recovery.

VIDEO | Merab Dvalishvili Gets Head Stapled After Jumping Into Frozen Pond

DvalishviliUFC bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili was hospitalized after jumping headfirst into a frozen pond. The Georgian MMA talent videoed himself diving into the pond. Upon impact, he immediately begins holding his head. He is later seen with blood pouring down his face in a second video. The third and final clip shows Dvalishvili having his […]

Dvalishvili

UFC bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili was hospitalized after jumping headfirst into a frozen pond.

The Georgian MMA talent videoed himself diving into the pond. Upon impact, he immediately begins holding his head. He is later seen with blood pouring down his face in a second video. The third and final clip shows Dvalishvili having his head stapled back together.

Dvalishvili was quite relaxed about the ordeal, he wrote the following message alongside the clips he posted on social media.

“I thought a great day to train and run in the park. Then I saw a pond which I thought was snow and water. BUT it turned out to be all ice and tree branches sticking out. As soon as I broke threw the ice I felt my skin peeling off . BUT nothing more painful then when they stapled my skin back together! Its all good now …”

Dvalishvili hasn’t fought since he beat John Dodson at UFC 252 in August. The bantamweight #12 was scheduled to face Cody Stamann at UFC Vegas 18 which takes place this weekend. Dvalishvili withdrew from the bout as he continued to recover from catching the coronavirus. Stanmann will instead fight Askar Askar in a featherweight bout.

The 30-year-old has been impressive since joining the UFC in 2017. Dvalishvili lost his first two bouts with the promotion. Frankie Saenz beat him via decision before Ricky Simon choked him out. Since then Dvalishvili has won five straight fights to propel himself into the 135lb mix. He holds notable victories over the likes of Casey Kenney and former flyweight title challenger John Dodson.

Everyone at LowKickMMA wishes Merab Dvalishvili a speedy recovery.

Cody Stamann vs. Merab Dvalishvili Set For UFC Event On December 5

Stamann DvalishviliAn intriguing bantamweight contest is in the works for December as Cody Stamann faces Merab Dvalishvili. That’s according to an initial report from The Athletic with multiple people with knowledge of the matchup later confirming the fight to MMA Fighting on Thursday. It will take place on the UFC’s upcoming December 5 card. There are […]

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An intriguing bantamweight contest is in the works for December as Cody Stamann faces Merab Dvalishvili.

That’s according to an initial report from The Athletic with multiple people with knowledge of the matchup later confirming the fight to MMA Fighting on Thursday.

It will take place on the UFC’s upcoming December 5 card. There are no further details about which fight will headline the card but it is expected to take place at the UFC’s Apex facility in Las Vegas.

Stamann is coming off a unanimous decision defeat to Jimmie Rivera. He was unbeaten in his previous three fights leading up to that setback with notable victories over Brian Kelleher and Alejandro Perez and a draw against Song Yadong.

He will now look to return to the win column against the streaking Dvalishvili who is enjoying a five-fight winning run after initially going 0-2 with the UFC. His most recent outing saw him comfortably outpoint former title challenger John Dodson at UFC 252 last month.

A sixth consecutive win would see the Georgian continue to climb up the stacked bantamweight ranks.

What do you make of this fight and who do you see winning it?