UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has been giving people hell in combat sports for a very long time. Today, everyone knows Dvalisvhili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) as a non-stop force in the UFC’s octagon, who outworks and borderline toys with elite fighters on the biggest stages. But before coach Ray Longo got a hold of the Georgian to help guide his career to a UFC championship, Dvalishvili was a Golden Gloves boxer in the early 2010s.