UFC, Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley
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The never-ending debate on who the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) in the UFC is has taken an interesting turn. The debate has always been between 2 or 3 fighters: Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre, Demetrious Johnson, and the occasional mentions of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
In typical Kayla Harrison fashion, she has politely responded to the UFC GOAT who has advised her not to fight Amanda Nunes following her title win. This past Saturday at UFC 316 in Newark, New Jersey, Kayla Harrison successfully dethroned Julianna Pena with an extremely dominant performance and subsequent second round submission win.
It is hard to collect a lot of wins in the UFC's heavyweight division. So who are the best fighters ever in the 265-pound weight class?
UFC 316 set the foundation for some of the next title fights we'll see in the future, as Merab Dvalishvili beat Sean O'Malley to retain the men's bantamweight title and Kayla Harrison knocked off Julianna Peña to claim the women's bantamweight championship.
A subsequent call out of Francis Ngannou fell flat as UFC CEO Dana White shut down the crossover bout and insisted that Tom Aspinall is the man to beat at heavyweight during his UFC 316 post-fight press conference. Tom Aspinall recently teamed up with lightweight contender Paddy Pimblett for a training session.
A UFC legend, impressed by the sheer dominance on display by Merab Dvalishvili, has compared him to Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Amanda Nunes vs. Kayla Harrison headlines the biggest women’s MMA fight ever, with legacy, history, and GOAT status at stake.
One of the best title-winning performances in UFC history appeared to have kickstarted a new era before the young American’s career collapsed and never recovered. Cody Garbrandt headed into his first title defense with an 11-0 record and full of confidence.