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Rising bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has confirmed he will finally challenge for division gold later this year at UFC 306 in September, taking on undisputed titleholder Sean O'Malley at the Las Vegas Sphere.
Dvalishvili, the current number one ranked contender, has been on the sidelines since February and most recently scored an impressive unanimous decision victory over former two-division champion Henry Cejudo in a title eliminator bout.
As for the Montana native, striking phenom O'Malley successfully defended his bantamweight crown for the first time at UFC 299 back in March, avenging his only professional loss with a one-sided decision victory over Ecuadorian challenger Marlon Vera.
Having staked his claim for bantamweight gold, Georgian grappling ace Merab Dvalishvili has called for a title fight against Dana White's Contender Series product, O'Malley before the end of the year – with the latter interested in bringing UFC 306 back to the Las Vegas Sphere.
Merab Dvalishvili confirms UFC 306 title fight with Sean O'Malley
This evening, Dvalishvili provided an important update on the status of his title fight against O'Malley: confirming that he will fight the reigning gold winner at UFC 306. in September.
In the midst of an impressive 10-fight winning streak, Tbilisi native Dvalishvili picked up wins over the likes of Petr Yan, Marlon Moraes, Jose Aldo and John Dodson during his rough run at bantamweight.
O'Malley, who won trophies back in August last year, managed to end the record reign of Dvalishvili's close friend and training partner, Aljamain Sterling, with a brilliant knockout stoppage in Boston, Massachusetts.
WITH Best Fighter 32 kicks off later this month and stars undisputed flyweight champion Alexa Grasso and former gold winner Valentina Shevchenko. The pair are also expected to compete at UFC 306, having headlined last year's Noche UFC event during Mexican Independence Day weekend following a draw decision. revenge.
Who will win the bantamweight title fight: Sean O'Malley or Merab Dvalishvili?
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