Merab Dvalishvili does not have much more options at Bantamweight, but TJ Dillashaw has an idea and he thinks it would earn a lot of money.
Earlier this month, Merab Dvalishvili successfully defended his Bantamweight title for the second time when he dominated Sean O'Malley again when they collided in the UFC 316 Main Event.
Immediately after the fight, UFC boss Dana White dropped a huge hint with regard to the next title defense of Dvalishvili, in which Cory Sandhagen was emphasized as the likely next challenger, while he also claims a rematch against Umar Nurmagomedov 'interesting'.
It does not matter who will take 'the machine' the following, it is already credited as the largest Bantamweight Jager of all time, in which Dominick cruz and TJ Dillashaw catch up.
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Tj dillashaw pitches wanted to opponent for merab dvalishvili next
When the Georgian was only a competition in the 135LB division, Dana White was constantly frustrated when Dvalishvili refused to fight Aljamain Sterling, his teammate, who was the champion of the division at the time.
Since losing the title of the success of O'Malley and Dvalishvili as a champion, Sterling, Sterling, chose to go up in weight and is 1-1 on 145 pounds.
However, the former Bantam weight champion, Dillashaw, wants to see a collision between Dvalishvili and Sterling and claims that 'Funkmaster' is perhaps the only one who is a problem for the Georgian.
“I want to see Merab and Sterling fight,” said Dillashaw in a recent episode of the Jaxxon Podcast.
“They can earn so much money. I understand (that the best friends) but you are paid, who gives if -. (Sterling) should come back … you are paid here to be paid, I don't know, I think it would be a great story,” Dillashaw continued.
Merab Dvalishvili was recently swollen during an open-top bus parade
After his victory over O'Malley, Dvalishvili returned to his home country Georgia to celebrate with his fans on real Merab fashion.
Upon arrival, 'The Machine' was completely searched by fans while he was on top of an open-top bus, with his UFC title.
Dvalishvili continues to grow into one of the biggest stars in sport and with him in the hope of making a new title defense this year, he could close the year as a pound-for-pound number one.