Last year belonged to Ilia Topuria and Alex Pereira, and while both fighters have continued their dominance, it doesn’t compare to what Merab Dvalishvili has done. The bantamweight champion has already defended his title 3 times and is now heading for a record 4th title defense this year. While his previous opponent, Umar Nurmagomedov, admitted he “clearly lost,” former UFC champions Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo feel that Dvalishvili deserves the Fighter of the Year honor.

Umar really thinks Dvalishvili totally earned it. He explained and pointed out that the champ is going to defend his championship belt for the fourth time this year. As per him, nobody else is doing that many fights and keeps fighting all the time. Consequently, Umar believes he deserves the big award because he works

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