Merab Dvalishvili keeps rolling along, successfully defending the UFC bantamweight championship with his 14th consecutive victory in a manhandling of Cory Sandhagen on Saturday night in the co-main event of UFC 320 in Las Vegas.

Dvalishvili (21-4), defending his belt for the third time, took full control in Round 2, dropping Sandhagen with a flurry of punches and also landing eight takedowns on 13 attempts. Dvalishvili landed 33 significant strikes in the round to just two by Sandhagen.

From that point on, Sandhagen was mostly on the defensive, and while he did not wear down like some past Dvalishvili opponents have, Sandhagen never seriously threatened the champion. The judges scored the fight 49-45, 49-45 and 49-46.

Dvalishvili said he was surprised he was unable to finish the figh

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