Georges St-Pierre brands Merab Dvalishvili ‘the king’ after he broke legend’s long-standing UFC record

UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre showed respect for Merab Dvalishvili for the recently shattered one of his legendary points.

Merab Dvalishvili is een bonafide UFC-ster na het verslaan van Sean O'Malley voor de Bantamweight Belt op UFC 306 en het outpoint van de ongeslagen Umar Nurmagomedov bij UFC 311. Dvalishvili is een van de top-pond Fight-fighten in gemengde martiale artikelen na een 12-fight-winning-winning in elk of his 12-Fight extraction winning in each of his first two UFC fights.

Dvalishvili is one of the most decorated wrestlers in the UFC history and achieves a record 49 Takedown attempts against Petr Yan during a UFC Fight Headliner from 2023. The tempo and pressure he has on his UFC career on his performance.

The style of Dvalishvili is similar to that of UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre, who grabbed and used a ruthless forward pressure to suppress most of his opponents. In the most recent victory of Dvalishvili over UFC 311, Dvalishvili brought itself into its own class, which surpasses one of St-Pierre's performance.

After beating Umar Nurmagomedov, Merab Dvalishvili responds to UFC 311. Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

Merab Dvalishvili met Georges St-Pierre for the first time at UFC Vegas 104

Dvalishvili entered UFC 311 as a surprising underdog against the unbeaten Nurmagomedov. But after a slow start of the fight, Dvalishvili surpassed and exaggerated Nurmagomedov on the way to a unanimous decision victory.

Dvalishvili achieved more than a successful title defense on UFC 311.

After a series of Late-Round Takedowns, Dvalishvili ST-Pierre surpassed as the all time of the UFC-Takedown leader (92). St-Pierre secured 90 Takedowns during its UFC Hall of Fame Run and still has the record of the Welterweight of all time with 87.

Dvalishvili lived on Saturday evening at the Apex at the Apex to UFC Vegas 104 to support his countryman Roman Dolidze, who participated in the main event. Dvalishvili and St-Pierre shared a lively conversation cagesside while both were present, and St-Pierre passed the torch to the new Takedown King of the UFC.

View the full interaction of Dvalishvili and St-Pierre below.

Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O'Malley Rematch Talks Ramp Up Na jacuzzi Reunion

St-Pierre ran away from fighting after a middleweight championship victory over Michael Bisping on UFC 217. He was planned to return to the combat sports in a engraving match with Nick Diaz in 2023 before he withdrew due to an injury.

As far as Dvalishvili is concerned, it is ready for a potential rematch with O'Malley for his next title defense. UFC CEO Dana White endorsed a potential dvalishvili vs. O'Malley Rematch na UFC Seattle, and the two Bantam weights reunited during a recent jacuzzi session.

O'Malley has not participated since the loss of Dvalishvili and will probably get a rematch despite a short -term title line. After he eliminated Aljamain Sterling for the belt on UFC 292, O'Malley Marlon Vera has placed in his only successful defending defense on UFC 299.

While Dvalishhvili continues to add to his legacy, surpassing one of ST-Pierre's performance is a huge achievement. But the Georgian is far from finished adding bullet points to his UFC Hall of Fame CV.

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