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Merab Dvalishvili Tips Islam Makhachev to Beat Jack Della Maddalena for Second Belt

Bantamweight champion Dvalishvili believes ex-lightweight champion Makhachev can succeed at welterweight. “It’s possible for Islam to win the second belt. JDM is a great striker, but Islam is tricky,” he said. Confident the Dagestani wrestler will learn from ex-champion Belal Muhammad’s recent loss against Maddalena, Dvalishvili added, “It’s gonna be hard, but Islam can win the second belt.”