Talk:Merab Dvalishvili

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Question

This fighter won a silver medal in World Sambo Championship, can I added “sambo” into his style info parameter? Ikamborden (talk) 06:22, 12 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No.NEDOCHAN (talk) 07:14, 13 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Request

Somebody needs to change that awful photo. Tsarkaryan (talk) 10:46, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Tsarkaryan To what? Remember that a photo used in an infobox must be a free image. —C.Fred (talk) 10:52, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Something more professional. That photo is years old and like 240p Tsarkaryan (talk) 15:56, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Tsarkaryan Well, that's the best free photo we have available. —C.Fred (talk) 00:14, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So you can't just take one from google. You need the rights to the photos? Tsarkaryan (talk) 06:53, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Tsarkaryan Exactly. —C.Fred (talk) 11:14, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 12 May 2025

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Change image on a new one, this image is from meme Bogoza (talk) 12:57, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: You would need to provide such an image and ensure it is free of copyright and can be used on Wikipedia. See WP:IUP. Day Creature (talk) 16:35, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The choke on O'Malley was a guillotine. It was only considered a north south choke because the broadcast was torn between an anaconda and a guillotine at first. Poatanfan24 (talk) 05:30, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fights are as sourced, by Sherdog. Nswix (talk) 17:18, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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In regards to Merab submitting Sean O’Malley at UFC 316, currently on the page it specifies it as a North-south choke. But according the UFC 316 main card page on UFC.com it reads that the specific choke used was actually a ninja choke. 24.83.206.134 (talk) 03:21, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It was a modified north-south choke with a ninja choke grip as per below.

https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/6/8/24445273/merab-dvalishvili-explains-his-machine-choke-submission-over-sean-omalley-at-ufc-316 — GOAT Bones231012 (talk) 03:36, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Changing p4p ranking

His P4P ranking should be edited to #2 instead of #4, as they were updated. 104.138.149.236 (talk) 07:38, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done — GOAT Bones231012 (talk) 11:59, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Merab is widely regarded as the greatest bantamweight of all time & one of the greatest Mixed Martial Artists in the history of the sport. JoshW1995 (talk) 18:21, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 18:32, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, as Georgian I find it disrespectful to Merab Dvalishvili that his photo was changed to the current one. This current photo is old and Merab doesn't look like himself, and the photo has terrible quality. I doubt angry Marab haters changed it to mock Merab right after his second title defense.

I am kindly asking to change this photo to the better one Thank you Lolovskiy (talk) 08:13, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. You need to identify a suitably licensed image file to replace it with. LizardJr8 (talk) 14:13, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Lolovskiy, unfortunately we are only allowed to use photos that can be distributed and that are not protected by copyright. I think if you have a personal photo with him or of him that you took yourself, you can upload it to Wikimedia Commons and add it here. GOAT Bones231012 (talk) 14:27, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

First Georgian-born

@GOAT Bones231012 He isn't the first Georgian-born champion. He might be the first born IN Georgia, but Ilia has had Georgian citizenship since birth. If you want to change it to 'first champion born in Georgia', go for it. It sounds dumb, but at least it would be correct. Georgian implies nationality, not place of birth. Nswix (talk) 23:47, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not saying Ilia doesn’t have Georgian citizenship. The following is straight from the reference I added: "The first Georgian-born champion in UFC history, Dvalishvili is currently on an 11-fight win streak, the longest in UFC bantamweight history, which includes victories over Umar Nurmagomedov, Sean O’Malley, and Henry Cejudo." I am not sure how one would confuse that to mean anything else other than he was the first ufc fighter born in the country of Georgia to become champion. GOAT Bones231012 (talk) 00:00, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I just think its dumb to have 'first Georgian champ' on Ilia's page and then 'first Georgian-born champ' on Merabs. And if your argument hinges on that reference, then know its not a reliable source. Its a user-created blog. Nswix (talk) 00:05, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a different reference:

https://www.prucenter.com/news/ufc-returns-to-prudential-center-in-newark-new-jersey-with-blockbuster-championship-doubleheader GOAT Bones231012 (talk) 00:12, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Title defense streak removal

Just going to leave this note here for anyone that cares to do something about User:PowrotKrola continuously removing Merab's consecutive title defense streak in the notes column of his mma record table. GOAT Bones231012 (talk) 04:46, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]