Former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has announced his return to competition with a RAF Wrestling debut scheduled for April in Philadelphia. This marks Dvalishvili's first competition since losing his bantamweight title in December 2025 during a record-breaking fourth championship fight in a calendar year. The event will take place near his longtime home in New York, though no opponent has been confirmed yet. Dvalishvili is using the competition as a tune-up before his anticipated UFC comeback.
