There was plenty of debate heading into UFC 316 as to whether Merab Dvalishvili had achieved bantamweight GOAT status. The thing is, after mauling Sean O'Malley once again, it’s getting hard to argue otherwise.

Merab Dvalishvili canceled the Sugar Show and retained his UFC bantamweight title again with a third-round submission win over Sean O'Malley in the UFC 316 main event.

Merab Dvalishvili has become the first man tap out Sean O'Malley after a mauling performance at UFC 316. 'The Machine' was almost taken out by the fan stands ahead of his fight with 'Suga,' but left no doubt that he was the superior bantamweight champion when the cage door shut.