Georgia’s Roman Dolidze among UFC’s best 10 wrestlers of the year

Roman Dolidze, who competes in the middleweight category, defeated Kyle Daukaus, Phil Hawes and Jack Hermansson with knockouts in fixtures this year. Photo: getty images.

Agenda.ge, 28 Dec 2022 - 16:35, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian mixed martial wrestler Roman Dolidze has been included in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s list of the 10 best athletes of 2022.

The leading mixed martial arts governing body ranked the 34-year-old 10th in the list which also features UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, Alex Pereira and other leading wrestlers.

Dolidze, who competes in the middleweight category, defeated Kyle Daukaus, Phil Hawes and Jack Hermansson with knockouts in fixtures this year.

With the recent victories, the Georgian entered the MMA Fighting Global Rankings for the first time this month, at number 15.