UFC free fight: Merab Dvalishvili spoils Henry Cejudo’s return from retirement at UFC 298

Henry Cejudo’s return to MMA didn’t go as he expected, and that was thanks to Merab Dvalishvili.

The two fought back in February at UFC 298. Cejudo, who’s an Olympic gold medalist in wrestling, surprisingly struggled with the pressure and grappling from Dvalishvili and suffered a unanimous decision loss. This result made it even more clear that Dvalishvili was the No. 1 contender at 135 pounds.

You can watch Dvalishvili’s win over Cejudo in the video above.

Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) returns to the cage on Sept. 14 for his first UFC title fight. He takes on bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) in the main event of UFC 306, which is set to go down at Sphere in Las Vegas.

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