At UFC 306, The Sphere– the revolutionary new work of art from Las Vegas—was the star of the show, but Merab Dvalishvili made a memorable performance by winning the bantamweight title via unanimous decision over Sean O’Malley.
The judges gave Dvalishvili (18-4), a 33-year-old from Georgia, scores of 49-46, 48-47, and 48-47. He dominated the most of the action against O’Malley (18-2) by using a ground-and-pound strategy. All three judges gave Valentina Shevchenko the victory she needed to reclaim the women’s flyweight title, as she defeated Alexa Grasso 50–45 in the co-main event.