Sandhagen had the better opening round, landing crisp with his hands and dealing well with the grappling attacks. But Dvalishvili is relentless and hurt the challenger on the feet in the second, appearing on the brink of finishing him, but failing to get him out of there. The champion continued attacking takedowns, dragging Sandhagen to the ground whenever he started building any momentum, holding his own as they traded, and just staying a half-step ahead the rest of the way through.
When the scorecards were collected and tallied, Dvalishvili came out ahead, registering his 14th consecutive victory overall while continuing to set takedown records and show improvements every time out. The 34-year-old titleholder is in the midst of one of the greatest runs in UFC history, and it will be fascinating to see how far “The Machine” can take this going forward.
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