He is the backup for the hyped bantamweight title fight at UFC 299

The UFC 299 title fight between bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley and challenger Marlon ”Chito” Vera is one of the most anticipated of the year so far.

Several sources report that if something would go wrong leading up to the fight, No. 1 ranked Merab Dvalishvili will be ready to step in as a replacement.

Dvalishvili is currently riding an impressive 10-fight winning streak and comes from a unanimous decision win against former two-division champ Henry Cejudo. The fight took place a few weeks back at UFC 298. The Georgian bantamweight has three consecutive victories over former UFC champion.

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UFC 299 Fight Card

The stacked event will take place on Saturday March 9 at Kaseya Center in Miami. Check out the fight card below!

Main card

• Bantamweight title bout: Sean O’Malley (c) vs. Marlon Vera
• Lightweight bout: Dustin Poirier vs. Benoît Saint Denis
• Welterweight bout: Kevin Holland vs. Michael Page
• Welterweight bout: Gilbert Burns vs. Jack Della Maddalena
• Bantamweight bout: Petr Yan vs. Song Yadong

Preliminary card

• Heavyweight bout: Curtis Blaydes vs. Jailton Almeida
• Women’s Flyweight bout: Katlyn Cerminara vs. Maycee Barber
• Lightweight bout: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Rafael dos Anjos
• Bantamweight bout: Pedro Munhoz vs. Kyler Phillips

Early preliminary card

• Light Heavyweight bout: Ion Cuțelaba vs. Philipe Lins
• Middleweight bout: Michel Pereira vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk
• Heavyweight bout: Robelis Despaigne vs. Josh Parisian
• Flyweight bout: C.J. Vergara vs. Assu Almabayev
• Women’s Flyweight bout: Joanne Wood vs. Maryna Moroz

* Fight card is a subject of change. 

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