Merab Dvalishvili Nationality: Where is Merab Dvalishvili from?

Mixed martial artist Merab Dvalishvili is Georgian. He was born on January 10, 1991, in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Merab currently fights in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and ranks #6.

Merab Dvalishvili Early Life

Merab was raised in Tbilisi, Georgia. He began with traditional wrestling and transitional fighting, Sambo and judo when he was very young.

He had learnt to fight for self defense purposes but later picked interest in professional fighting.

He made his way to the United States to train under Ray Longo and Matt Serra.

Merab competed in the 2019 Sambo World Championships in South Korea and came second overall.

Merab Dvalishvili Career

Whilst under the MMA, Merab fought under various the Ring of Combat and made a record of 7–2.

He made his UFC debut in 2017  and in 2021, he faced Marlon Moraes at the UFC 266.

Though he had been knocked during the fight but the game ended in his favour through TKO in the second round.

Come August 20, 2022, Merab will be facing former UFC Featherweight champion José Aldo at the UFC 278.