UFC Bantamweight Champion Sean O’Malley defends the gold against Marlon Vera this Saturday Night in the main event of UFC 299.
A report from KOReps on X is stating that Merab Dvalishvili will be serving as the backup fighter for the bantamweight title fight at UFC 299:
✈️ booked @MerabDvalishvil is headed to Miami tmrw for #UFC299 as the official title fight back up. Let's make it a pink panty night! #MiamiMerab pic.twitter.com/Eg0nwTyRFm
— KOreps (@ko_reps) March 6, 2024
Dvalishvili will only be competing in the main event of UFC 299 if either the champion or the challenger cannot make it into the Octagon at UFC 299.