Du Plessis assessed Dvalishvili's wrestling

“Right now, we see fights where guys hold their opponents on the ground for a long time and just dominate—as was the case with me and Jack Della Maddalena, with 20 minutes of control. It's a dominant performance, but watching that isn't very interesting.

When Merab wrestles—it's not boring at all. He steps into the cage, and he wrestles not to hold the opponent—he wrestles to finish him, and that's what I like about his style.”