It is a new sequence during which we have a look at the very best up-and-coming prospects who function below a promotion that’s aired on UFC Struggle Go as they give the impression of being to earn a chance to compete within the final combating championship.
This week, we have a look at unbeaten featherweight Giorgi Poladishivlii, who picked up his third skilled win below the Austrian promotional banner Cage Struggle Collection, which was holding its sixteenth present in Graz on Friday night(twenty second November). The Georgian was coming into the cage on the again of an eleven-month layoff however was matched together with his hardest check so far within the type of gritty Brazilian Alan Santos, who got here in with a file of 4-2.
Poladishvili has now gained all three of his professional blended martial arts contests by submission, with the primary two coming by means of rear bare choke. Nevertheless, he produced the very best of the bunch on his promotional debut with an excellent reverse triangle choke within the third spherical. This was a dominant efficiency in a battle during which he was in a position to make use of a variety of his arsenal.
Nevertheless, don’t let the untimely file dominated by submission wins idiot you into pondering that he’s all floor sport. He’s a nationwide kickboxing champion in Georgia and has a number of bare-knuckle boxing scraps on his Tapology file, profitable all however one, which was his debut, which resulted in a draw.
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At simply twenty-three years of age, he has loads of time on his facet as he goals to manoeuvre his method into the UFC, whether or not that be instantly from Cage Struggle Collection or one other European promotion alongside the best way. If the previous undefeated bare-knuckle boxer retains turning out finishes like he has been and may string some momentum collectively now, he’s returned to motion, then it can solely carry him greater and higher alternatives to progress his profession.
Hoping to comply with within the footsteps of the present crop which are flying the Georgian flag within the UFC; , Giga Chikadze, Roman Dolidze, Guram Kutateladze, Liana Jojua and the present undisputed bantamweight and featherweight champions Merab Dvalishvili and Ilia Topuria respectively. The latter is within the working for Fighter of the 12 months with two spectacular wins over long-reigning champion Alex Volkanovski and BMF belt holder Max Holloway.
Poladishvili is at present coaching below Rati Chakvetadze, who additionally trains former Oktagon MMA featherweight champion Mate Sanikidze. The Georgians have carved themselves status inside blended martial arts, and so they definitely come to battle. Every one in every of them who ply their commerce on the planet’s premier promotion, the UFC, has proved why they belong there.
Can Giorgi Poladishvili be one other a type of within the coming years? Solely time will inform, however he’s definitely in the appropriate place on the proper time in his profession with Cage Struggle Collection. Observe his journey and keep up to date with future battle information by way of his Instagram web page.