Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-02-17, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Merab Dvalishvili vs Henry Cejudo gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Cejudo vs Dvalishvili is scheduled to take place Saturday, February 17th, at the Honda Center in Anaheim (California, United States), in a 3-round bantamweight (135 lbs, 61 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Alexander Volkanovski vs Ilia Topuria – UFC 298. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Merab Dvalishvili record
The black belt in judo Merab Dvalishvili entered this fight with a professional record of 16-4-0 (25% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Sean O’Malley).
He lost two consecutive fights between 2017 and 2018, against Frankie Saenz and Ricky Simon, but then he has collected nine victories beating Marlon Moraes (Marlon Moraes vs Merab Dvalishvili), Jose Aldo (Jose Aldo vs Merab Dvalishvili) and Petr Yan in his last three (Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili).
Dvalishvili’s next fight: Sean O’Malley vs Merab Dvalishvili
Henry Cejudo record
His opponent, the 2008 Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medalist, former Ufc Flw and Bw champion Henry Cejudo, has an official record of 16-3-0 (50% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.6 in the bantamweight division.
In his last three bouts he has beat Marlon Moraes (Henry Cejudo vs Marlon Moraes) and Dominick Cruz (Henry Cejudo vs Dominick Cruz) but then he has lost to Aljamain Sterling (Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo).
Fight card
Here is the UFC 298 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Alexander Volkanovski vs Ilia Topuria
Robert Whittaker vs Paulo Costa
Ian Garry vs Geoff Neal
Merab Dvalishvili vs Henry Cejudo
Anthony Hernandez vs Roman Kopylov
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Amanda Lemos vs Mackenzie Dern
Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs Justin Tafa
Rinya Nakamura vs Carlos Vera
Brendson Ribeiro vs Mingyang Zhang
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Josh Quinlan vs Danny Barlow
Oban Elliott vs Valentine Woodburn
Miranda Maverick vs Andrea Lee
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 298 countdown Merab Dvalishvili vs Henry Cejudo, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Merab Dvalishvili vs Henry Cejudo as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video
Spanish
Portuguese
Result
Who won Dvalishvili vs Cejudo fight?
Merab Dvalishvili defeated Henry Cejudo via unanimous decision. Scores were 29–28, 29–28, 29–28.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 298 post-fight octagon interview of Merab Dvalishvili and Henry Cejudo.
