Back in January at UFC 311, Dvalishvili entered his first title defense against a very promising Nurmagomedov in the co-main event of the pay-per-view card. Dvalishvili had a tough fight in the first couple of rounds, but then went on to dominate and overwhelm Nurmagomedov to win a unanimous decision.

The bantamweight division still belongs to Merab Dvalishvili after UFC 316. Sean O'Malley had his chance at redemption, but The Machine defended his belt with a third-round submission win over Suga.

Merab Dvalishvili just kept coming at Sean O'Malley, ultimately submitting him in Round 3 to remain bantamweight champ Saturday night at UFC 316.