In the principle occasion, Georgia’s Merab Dvalishvili submitted American Sean O’Malley within the third spherical to retain his bantamweight title.
Dvalishvili beat O’Malley for the belt final yr with a sometimes relentless show of grappling and mirrored the efficiency within the rematch.
Though O’Malley defended effectively within the second spherical, he was taken down early within the third and Dvalishvili by no means regarded again, controlling the motion on the bottom earlier than securing a north-south choke.
Victory was Dvalishvili’s second defence of his belt and prolonged his profitable streak to 13, the second-longest within the UFC amongst lively fighters.
Russia’s Islam Makhachev holds the longest with 15.
“I am on high of the world. I got here from nothing, I am so grateful to encourage so many generations. It would not matter what you’ve if you recognize the place you are going and you’ve got a aim,” mentioned Dvalishvili.
On the undercard, former Bellator bantamweight champion Patchy Combine suffered a unanimous determination defeat on his UFC debut by fellow American Mario Bautista.
Combine, who left the PFL in Might after venting frustrations over a scarcity of fights, suffered his second defeat in 22 bouts whereas Bautista prolonged his profitable streak to eight.
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