Georgian PM meets Georgian athlete fighting in the highest league of the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Merab Dvalishvili, 27, is from Tbilisi. Photo: Prime Minister’s press office.

Agenda.ge, 01 Oct 2018 - 13:00, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has met with the only Georgian athlete fighting in the highest league of the American Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) under the Georgian flag.

UFC is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
It is the largest MMA promotion company in the world and features the highest-level fighters on its roster.

Bakhtadze congratulated Dvalishvili on his most recent victory on 15 September against American Terrion Ware and thanked him for promoting Georgia in the United States and worldwide.

Bakhtadze wished the athlete success and vowed his support.