Overview
- Dvalishvili defeated UFC Hall of Famer Frankie Edgar by technical superiority, reaching a 12-1 score in his RAF 9 debut on Saturday night in Arlington, Texas.
- He built the lead through repeated takedowns and nonstop wrestling pressure that forced the tech-fall finish.
- An early referee warning for passivity cost Dvalishvili a point, and a clash that broke his nose caused a brief blood stoppage during the match.
- After the win he publicly called out Henry Cejudo, noting Cejudo had pulled out of an earlier scheduled meeting hours before the previous RAF event due to injury.
- Dvalishvili is using RAF as an active platform to stay sharp and raise his profile while the long-discussed trilogy with Petr Yan remains unscheduled because Yan is recovering from surgery.