UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili received a hero’s welcome in Georgia. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) outgrappled Sean O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) to claim the title earlier this month in the UFC 306 main event at Sphere in Las Vegas. He is on a 11-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili had an opportunity to fly back home to Georgia, where he was born and raised. Plenty of fans came out to see “The Machine,” swarming him in the streets
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Video: UFC champ Merab Dvalishvili greeted with parade in home country of Georgia – MMA Junkie