Henry Cejudo Proclaims Merab Dvalishvili is the “Bantamweight GOAT”
By FCF Staff
Now that Merab Dvalishvili has defended the UFC’s bantamweight title, Henry Cejudo believes the Georgian fighter’s made the case he is the greatest bantamweight ever.
Dvalishvili faced Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 on Saturday and worked his way to a unanimous decision victory. It marked the first time the 34-year-old had fought, since Dvalishilivi took the bantamweight title from Sean O’Malley via decision in September.
During a follow-up episode of “The Pound for Pound” podcast, Cejudo proclaimed that Dvalishvili is the bantamweight GOAT (quote via MMA Junkie.com).
“Yan, O’Malley, Cejudo, Umar, Moraes, Aldo. I mean, he’s fought everybody,” Cejudo said. “He’s beat everybody in this division, you could say, in their prime. You just can, man. Merab is the bantamweight GOAT – at least in my eyes.
“He only has one title defense, but the people who he has beaten is great. It’s a great top-five resume maybe in UFC, period.”
With Saturday’s win, Dvalishiliv (19-4) extended his winning streak to 12.