Merab Dvalishvili to inspire as UFC 299 backup for Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera

Must silent one thing inch injurious in the closing hours earlier than the UFC 299 important tournament, Merab Dvalishvili will seemingly be willing to step in for his lengthy-awaited shot at gold.

The pay-per-see tournament taking location March 9 at Kaseya Heart in Miami is headlined by a bantamweight title fight between champion Sean O’Malley and challenger Marlon Vera. Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) is making ready to inch to Florida and intends to gain weight Friday morning to inspire because the backup fighter, must his products and services be wished. Oren Hodak of KO Reps confirmed the news to MMA Junkie Tuesday night.

The UFC typically has assigned a backup fighter for title fights in recent times, however as of yet, their products and services include no longer been wished.

Dvalishvili is currently on a 10-fight a hit plug, which involves three consecutive wins over ragged UFC titleholders. In his final day out at UFC 298, which took location less than three weeks previously, Dvalishvili defeated ragged two-division champion Henry Cejudo in a stunning unanimous option to stable No. 1 contender home.

“Whoever will seemingly be champion, I’m going to face him next,” Dvalishvili acknowledged during his in-cage put up-fight interview. “I’ve been calling Sean O’Malley since 2018. … My most titillating plot is for the title now.”

“The Machine” will seemingly be willing to step in to fulfill his title shot hopes on instant explore must one thing inch injurious during fight week with O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) or Vera (23-8-1 MMA, 15-7 UFC). Neither fighter scheduled for the principle tournament has overlooked weight during their UFC tenures.

✈️ booked @MerabDvalishvil is headed to Miami tmrw for #UFC299 because the legitimate title fight abet up. Let’s gain it a red panty night! #MiamiMerab pic.twitter.com/Eg0nwTyRFm

— KOreps (@ko_reps) March 6, 2024