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.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 306.
