Back in January at UFC 311, Dvalishvili entered his first title defense against a very promising Nurmagomedov in the co-main event of the pay-per-view card. Dvalishvili had a tough fight in the first couple of rounds, but then went on to dominate and overwhelm Nurmagomedov to win a unanimous decision.

Merab Dvalishvili is becoming the kind of problem for the bantamweight division that there is currently no answers for. At 34, the proud native of Georgia continues to make his claim for both inclusion in the conversation of pound-for-pound best in the sport and the increasing likelihood that he one day finishes his 135-pound title reign as the best bantamweight in the sport's history.

Merab Dvalishvili could be in trouble with his next UFC bantamweight title defense if one of his former opponents is correct.