John Wood is confident that UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili will have no issues against Cory Sandhagen.

UFC 316 delivered on its promise, especially in the highly anticipated rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley. With relentless pace and smart positioning, Merab secured a third-round guillotine choke submission to retain his title.

Former UFC champs claim Merab Dvalishvili could surpass Jones and Makhachev by clearing out his division and making history.

Sean O'Malley may have made a crucial error that lead to his submission loss to Merab Dvalishvili in their UFC 316 rematch.

At the time, Aljamain Sterling ruled over the division and was set to fight a returning Henry Cejud o. Instead of asking for a title shot in his post-fight interview, Sandhagen called for Dvalishvili, who was fresh off his ninth-straight win over former champion Petr Yan.

With this win, he extended his unbeaten run to 13 fights. Having defeated a lot of top names in the division,, only Cory Sandhagen stands out as the next worthy challenger. The dynamic striker has ...

About a month after facing Cory Sandhagen at UFC Des Moines, Deiveson Figueiredo learned that he fought that night with a fractured jaw.

The one defeat on that run came against recent title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov and he’s since bounced back from that setback by stopping flyweight legend Deiveson Figueiredo in May.

UFC 316 saw the continuation of a dominant title reign for Merab Dvalishvili, who dispatched of the challenger and former bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley with a rare north-south Ezekiel choke. With his first finish since 2021,