Merab Dvalishvili Rallies From 8-0 Down to Beat Henry Cejudo 11-8 at RAF Georgia

Q: In their sixth epic clash, did Kyle Snyder finally defeat his rival Abdulrashid Sadulaev for the RAF title?

No confirmed result is available from the provided material, so it cannot be said that Kyle Snyder finally beat Abdulrashid Sadulaev for the RAF light heavyweight title. The news report identifies Snyder vs. Sadulaev as the co-main event at RAF Georgia and notes the significance of their rivalry, with Sadulaev having won key previous meetings, including the 2020 Olympic final. The additional reporting adds that this was their sixth meeting and that Sadulaev entered the series ahead 3-2. However, both the event recap and the supplemental material stop short of giving the outcome of that specific bout. They provide results for other main-card matches, including Arman Tsarukyan’s 11-0 tech fall over Kuat Khamitov, but do not state who won Snyder-Sadulaev or whether the title changed hands. Based on the available evidence, the only accurate answer is that the result was not confirmed in the supplied coverage.

Q: Did Henry Cejudo avenge his UFC loss to Merab Dvalishvili in their high-stakes wrestling rematch?

No. Henry Cejudo did not avenge his UFC loss to Merab Dvalishvili because their RAF Georgia wrestling rematch did not take place. The news report confirms the bout was scheduled as the main event in Tbilisi, following Dvalishvili’s unanimous-decision win over Cejudo at UFC 298 in February 2024. However, the event results provided do not include an outcome for their match, even while listing several other main-card results. The additional reporting clarifies why: the headliner was canceled after Cejudo suffered an undisclosed injury and withdrew from the event. With no match contested, there was no opportunity for Cejudo to reverse the earlier result. So the factual answer is straightforward: Cejudo did not get revenge over Dvalishvili at RAF Georgia, because the rematch was officially called off.

3 articles · Updated · MMA Fighting · Jul 11

11-8 was the final score after Dvalishvili erased an 8-0 hole to stun Olympic wrestling champion Henry Cejudo in the RAF Georgia main event.
Cejudo dominated early with a takedown and gut-wrench turns, but Dvalishvili survived the first period, kept pressing and capitalized as Cejudo faded.
A four-point move with about two minutes left gave Dvalishvili the lead, and another takedown pushed him ahead 11-8 before he shut down Cejudo's late attempt.
The win came in only Dvalishvili's second freestyle match on the RAF roster and added to his previous UFC victory over Cejudo.
Dvalishvili said he still wants a UFC trilogy with bantamweight champion Petr Yan, whom he hopes returns before the end of 2026.