The reigning UFC bantamweight champion secured his first-ever UFC submission on Saturday, tapping out Sean O'Malley with a nasty choke to defend his title at UFC 316.

Dvalishvili (20-4 MMA, 13-2 UFC) on Saturday defended his bantamweight title in a rematch with ex-champ Sean O'Malley (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) in the UFC 316 main event. Dvalishvili beat O'Malley with a dominant decision this past fall, and made things look even easier with a third-round submission in the rematch.

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili proved his first win over Sean O'Malley was no fluke by submitting his foe in the main event of UFC 316 on Saturday. While O'Malley was improved from their first meeting,