Georgia’s Merab Dvalishvili moves closer to UFC title by defeating American Henry Cejudo
The Machine closed Round 2 of the fight with “a deep guillotine choke” while having a full conversation with Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of the social media service Facebook and Chief Executive Officer of Meta Platforms, who was seated in the front row. Photo via UFC
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Georgian professional mixed martial artist Merab Dvalishvili on Sunday defeated his American rival Henry Cejudo in the Bantamweight division in the UFC, moving closer to the fight for the championship title.
TEN ???? IN ???? A ???? ROW ????@MerabDvalishvil notches another UD win! #UFC298 pic.twitter.com/eqISVxZ5YK
— UFC (@ufc) February 18, 2024
Dvalishvili, a 33-year-old fighter, who is also known as ‘The Machine’, defeated the former champion Cejudo by unanimous decision of the judges.
Merab Dvalishvili is now tied for the longest win streak in UFC bantamweight history with his 9th consecutive win!@MerabDvalishvil | #UFC298 pic.twitter.com/kk5lckrAss
— UFC (@ufc) February 18, 2024
The Georgian fighter and the American Sean O'Malley have the longest win streak in UFC bantamweight history, after Dvalishvili’s 9th consecutive win.
CONFIRMED: Zuck is a BIG UFC guy #UFC298 pic.twitter.com/rFRHR5bxA2
— UFC (@ufc) February 18, 2024
The Machine closed Round 2 of the fight with “a deep guillotine choke” while having a full conversation with Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of the social media service Facebook and Chief Executive Officer of Meta Platforms, who was seated in the front row.
Zuck ???? @MerabDvalishvil #UFC298 pic.twitter.com/TRmRUPrY5H
— UFC (@ufc) February 18, 2024
After the fight, Dvalishvili said Zuckerberg was giving him “some tips and everything was beautiful [...] I was smiling”.