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Merab Dvalishvili is a cardio machine and is widely said to have the best gas tank in UFC history. In a recent interview with Helen Yee, 'The Machine' was asked to list other fighters he believes have all-time great cardio. Unfortunately, Dvalishvili's list wasn't one built with full objectivity.
First, he named two legendary fighters in Georges St-Pierre and Khabib Nurmagomedov, both of whom were known for possessing exceptional five-round cardio, especially Nurmagomedov. However, he then named friend and fellow Georgian, Ilia Topuria, who has visibly tired before.
"I mean, 'GSP' is one of my favorite fighters and he has good cardio. Khabib has good cardio, and also Ilia Topuria has good cardio. And yeah, I think Petr Yan also has good cardio."
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Dvalishvili will look to put his legendary gas tank on display come UFC 316, where he puts both his 12-fight win streak and bantamweight title on the line against Sean O'Malley in a rematch. The two men previously clashed at UFC 306, which ended with Dvalishvili dethroning O'Malley as bantamweight king.
Since then, 'The Machine' has successfully defended the belt, handing the then-unbeaten Umar Nurmagomedov his first-ever loss at UFC 311. By contrast, O'Malley hasn't fought at all since UFC 306, which led the MMA fandom to push back against their UFC 316 main event.
Nevertheless, the fight takes place next Saturday on June 7, and is a bout that neither Dvalishvili nor O'Malley will be happy to lose, especially the latter, as it will shatter his bantamweight championship aspirations so long as 'The Machine' rules the division.
Merab Dvalishvili recently broke Georges St-Pierre's takedown record
Before UFC 311, the great Georges St-Pierre held the record for the most takedowns scored in UFC history, with the previous number being 90. However, against Umar Nurmagomedov, Merab Dvalishvili completed enough takedowns to bring his overall UFC tally up to 92.
In doing so, he surpassed 'GSP's' record, solidifying himself as the most relentless pursuer of takedowns the sport has ever seen. Combined with his bottomless gas tank, Dvalishvili is an unstoppable physical force in the cage.
