Merab Dvalishvili will attempt to break the UFC record for most successful title defences in one year in December, as he makes a rapid turnaround to face Petr Yan.
Dvalishvili retained the men’s bantamweight belt on 4 October, outpointing Cory Sandhagen to build on a January decision over Umar Nurmagomedov and an August submission of Sean O’Malley.