Merab Dvalishvili notched one other bantamweight title protection at UFC 320, handily defeating Cory Sandhagen through unanimous determination.
Sandhagen got here out, touchdown some stable strikes within the early going. That prompted Dvalishvili to go to his grappling roughly midway by means of the primary, however Sandhagen did a wonderful job of keeping off the takedown makes an attempt. Sandhagen appeared to land the extra important pictures within the first, probably incomes himself a 10-9 on the scorecards.
Two minutes into the second, Dvalishvili let his palms go, connecting with a mixture that had Sandhagen reeling. With ‘Sandman’ on wobbly legs, the champ turned up the warmth, touchdown at will and desperately on the lookout for an early knockout.
By some means, Sandhagen weathered the storm, however Dvalishvili’s relentless grappling stored him from getting off any offense of his personal throughout the spherical.
Dvalishvili delivered one other dominant spherical within the third, however Sandhagen began to search out his vary within the fourth, connecting with a booming proper hand. Nonetheless, ‘The Machine’ seemingly took the spherical after almost cinching in a d’arce choke within the last minute.
Seemingly needing a end, Sandhagen began to swing away within the fifth, however the continuous grappling from Dvalishvili made it tough for the challenger to muster any offense. In the long run, Davalishvili would land an unimaginable 20 takedowns, securing his third profitable bantamweight title protection.
Official Consequence: Merab Dvalishvili def. Cory Sandhagen through unanimous determination (49-45, 49-45, 49-46) to retain the UFC bantamweight championship.
Test Out Highlights From Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cory Sandhagen at UFC 320:
