BOSTON – Merab Dvalishvili thinks outside of himself, Cory Sandhagen is the most deserving title challenger.
With champion Aljamain Sterling ruling the bantamweight division, top contender Dvalishvili has put his title aspirations aside. But after Sterling hinted at a possible move up to featherweight after defending his title against Sean O’Malley in Saturday’s UFC 292 headliner, Dvalishvili could be get a shot at gold soon.
If he could pick, Dvalishvili (16-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) says Sandhagen (17-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) should be the second half of the vacant title fight.
