Merab Dvalishvili and Henry Cejudo are having their wrestling rematch this weekend for RAF, and a earlier RAF opponent of Dvalishvili thinks Cejudo is being catered to a bit right here. Frankie Edgar is the wrestler in query who misplaced to Dvalishvili, however the former UFC light-weight champ would then bounce again to beat Clay Guida on factors at RAF 11.
In Cejudo’s preliminary Actual American Freestyle contest with Dvalishvili, already a quasi rematch after the latter beat the previous within the UFC, noticed ‘Triple C’ put collectively a large lead all all through. Dvalishvili would then rally and find yourself getting the win on the mats in an enormous comeback victory because the sizable underdog conquered the previous Olympic gold medalist. When requested for his ideas on the Dvalishvili vs. Cejudo sequel in RAF set to transpire at RAF 12 on August twenty second for the crossover light-weight championship, Edgar mentioned [via Bowks Talking Bouts],
“Yeah, it looks as if they’re throwing Henry a bone slightly bit. That final match, he was up by fairly a couple of factors after which Merab [Dvalishvili] was in a position to put the gasoline pedal down and get it. I believe rating 11 unanswered factors. So looks as if they’re giving Henry [Cejudo] one other crack at it. Henry’s a gold medalist. Though it’s a very long time in the past, he’s nonetheless a gold medalist Olympian. So I’m positive that wasn’t anticipated, the end result they anticipated, and I believe possibly that’s why they’re working it again. I’ll by no means by no means rely out Merab.”
Merab Dvalishvili secures all-important title shot in UFC trilogy bout
Merab Dvalishvili will lastly have his rubber match with Petr Yan, and this trilogy conflict for the UFC bantamweight gold will transpire at UFC 333. This goes down on October twenty fourth, and the motion emanates from Etihad Enviornment in Abu Dhabi. This isn’t the one championship conflict on this card, as Alexander Volkanovski will defend his featherweight strap in opposition to the undefeated Movsar Evloev.
Yan defeating Dvalishvili of their rematch, after the latter gained their first MMA battle, allowed the Russian to cement himself as a two-time 135-pound titleholder within the promotion. Curiously sufficient, if Dvalishvili had been to safe his ultimate final result, he might additionally change into a two-time kingpin within the division after authoring one of many all-time nice title reigns within the historical past of the burden class.
