In the co-main event of UFC 320 this past Saturday night, the bantamweight title was on the line. Merab Dvalishvili (21-4) was defending his title against “The Sandman” Cory Sandhagen (18-6).

On paper, Sandhagen was one of the trickiest matchups for Dvalishvili in the division. Sandhagen has great striking and he’s very long for the division. He has very good grappling and his ability to scramble was going to make things interesting.

In the first round, Sandhagen proved he’d be a tough test for the champion with his ability to strike from range and keep the fight standing. However, the second round saw Dvalishvili take over. Dvalishvili rocked Sandhagen badly and nearly finished the fight. He took him down multiple times throughout that round for a clear 10-8 in my opinion.

Round three

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