Merab Dvalishvili Rewarded 1 Million By Georgian Government After UFC Bantamweight Title Win

Newly crowned Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili is getting the deserved recognition after his UFC 306 title victory. Recently, a great update came out from the Bantamweight champion’s nation Georgia, where the Prime minister of the Georgia announced a reward of 1 million Georgian Lari(approx. $367,666) for the champion. The response from Merab Dvalishvili after knowing that he is going to get a reward from the government won hearts as the champion declared that the entire amount will be pumped in his own country as he wants to increase the facilities for the young athletes who are eager to learn MMA so that more champions will get nurtured in his homeland.

🚨 Government of Georgia gifted Merab Dvalishvili a million Georgian Lari for becoming the UFC Champion. (approx. $367,666)

Merab Dvalishvili said that he will give this money to charities and develop the MMA Teams and BJJ/Judo/Wrestling clubs in order to raise more UFC… pic.twitter.com/IkjJQUKPMp
— Giorgi Kokiashvili 🇬🇪 (@iHeartGeorgius1) September 30, 2024

Merab Dvalishvili, after winning the belt, received a Hero’s welcome at his home as fans erupted in huge numbers to celebrate the moment. Merab Dvalishvili put on an exceptional performance at UFC 306 to defeat Sean O’Malley. Though the Georgian wants to fight as soon as possible to defend his belt, which fighter he will fight next is a question for everyone whether the fans will see a rematch between him and Sean O’Malley or a fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov cousin Umar Nurmagomedov, who is so far undefeated in his professional career is remains to be seen.

UFC hasn’t made any official announcement about the next Merab Dvalishvili fight, but it is expected to be against Umar Nurmagomedov. Alex Pereira will defend his title against Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 307 this weekend. Here is the complete Fight Card and timings of the event.