UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili has been tipped to become the greatest bantamweight all of time sooner rather than later.

Ahead of the clash, Dvalishvili's head coach, Wood, asserted that ‘The Machine’ will beat Nurmagomedov and cement himself as the 135-pound division's “GOAT.” Wood’s comment, shared by ...

So I think we're looking at the next bantamweight GOAT here shortly." Dvalishvili is adamant that Nurmagomedov does not deserve a title shot and has been pretty riled up in the lead-up to the fight.