A bantamweight showdown pitting Marlon
Moraes against Merab
Dvalishvili has been targeted for
UFC 266.
Dvalishvili’s coach, Ray Longo, first brought word of the matchup
on the Anik and Florian podcast. UFC 266 takes place on Sept. 25 at
an as yet to be announced location and is headlined by a light
heavyweight title bout between Jan
Blachowicz and Glover
Teixeira.
A former 135-pound title challenger, Moraes has lost three of his
last four Octagon appearances. Most recently, the former WSOF
champion suffered a first-round TKO defeat to Rob Font at UFC
Fight Night 183 on Dec. 19.
Dvalishvili has been on a roll, winning six consecutive UFC outings
dating back to September 2018. “The Machine” is coming off a
three-round verdict against Cody
Stamann at UFC on ESPN 23 on May 1.
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June 15, 2021