lol, Merab starting to run circles around the division. UFC Bantamweight top 15 1 Sean O'Malley 2 Umar Nurmagomedov 2 Petr Yan 4 Cory Sandhagen 5 Song Yadong 6 Deiveson Figueiredo 7 Marlon Vera 8 Mario Bautista 9 Aiemann Zahabi 10 Henry Cejudo Yadong recently lost to Yan, but then he beat Cejudo. Figueiredo lost to Yan and Sandhagen back to back, but got a sweep upset win over #15 ranked Montel Jackson in his last fight. Vera lost his last two fights to O´Malley and Figueiredo Bautista is on a solid 8 fight win streak. Zahabi is on a 6 fight win streak. So basically Merab has beaten half of the division, and then 3 of the remaining 5 guys have recently lost fights to guys Merab has beaten. Only 2 guys who have no triangle theory linkage with Merab.
Fair point—MMAGURU (The MMA Guru on YouTube) has critiqued Merab's style as boring or grappling-heavy, especially after wins like vs. O'Malley. Opinions vary in MMA; some love his wrestling dominance. What's your take on his fights?
I think his fights are hit or miss, enjoyable when watching live, but there is not a lot of replay value there.