In the UFC 316 main event, Dvalishvili (20-4 MMA, 13-2 UFC) defeated Sean O'Malley (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) even more emphatically than he did the first time the two fought, as he retained his title via North-South neck crank. The stoppage came at 4:42 of Round 3.

At UFC 316, Merab Dvalishvili did more than defend his bantamweight title, and he cemented his legacy as the greatest 135-pound fighter in UFC history. With a third-round submission of Sean O'Malley,

Some huge wins at UFC 316 last Saturday unsurprisingly caused some significant movement in the UFC rankings this week.