Everyone in the UFC dreams of winning a title, as it means they have achieved everything they worked for. After that, many fighters set their sights on becoming a double champion in another division. Alexandre Pantoja , however, has a different plan. He wants to fight Merab Dvalishvili without moving up in weight, believing the matchup makes perfect sense.

Talking to Home of Fight, Pantoja said a fight with Merab Dvalishvili is something that could happen if both of them win their next matchups. He’s open to it, but right now, his focus stays on his own division. With rising contenders like Tatsuro Taira waiting, Pantoja knows there’s work to do. Still, he’s not shutting the door on the Dvalishvili fight, he’s just taking it one fight at a time.

He said, “Man that fight make sense

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