Merab Dvalishvili focused on helping Aljamain Sterling prepare for ‘cheater’ T.J. Dillashaw after UFC 278 win

Merab Dvalishvili will enter the top-five in the UFC’s bantamweight rankings this week after defeating José Aldo at UFC 278, and although he has a plethora of big fight options ahead of him, he’s solely focused on helping his teammate — and current 135-pound champ — Aljamain Sterling prepare for this next title defense. Dvalishvili…

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Leon Edwards Sends Message To Kamaru Usman After Upset KO

Newly crowned UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards sent a message to fallen opponent Kamaru Usman following their rematch at UFC 278. In the headliner of Saturday’s pay-per-view event, held in Salt Lake City, Utah, Edwards secured his place in history as the United Kingdom’s second-ever UFC titleholder. To follow in Michael Bisping’s gold-winning footsteps, “Rocky”…

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Will Smesh Express Derail Usman-Edwards 3?

UFC 278 went down last Sat. night (Aug. 20, 2022) in Salt Lake City, Utah, leaving several combatants feeling the post-fight blues. Among them was Jose Aldo, who saw his three-fight win streak (and championship fight aspirations) go out the window courtesy of Merab Dvalshivili. And Luke Rockhold, who called it a career after suffering…

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José Aldo Never Stopped Chasing Gold

Aldo’s improvements in his standup game hid the fact that his grappling is still top-notch. Controlling Font for nine minutes on the mat, the win showed that Aldo was becoming the well-rounded and dangerous fighter he was at featherweight, just now 10 pounds south. Stringing together three consecutive wins, Aldo finds himself in the UFC…

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