Former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili repeatedly submitted bodybuilding influencer Larry Wheels during a recent grappling session.
The 5-foot-6-inch Dvalishvili, who fights at 135 pounds, forced the 6-foot-1-inch, 260-pound influencer to tap out three times within one minute.
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The session occurred days after Wheels claimed he could easily handle smaller trained fighters due to his massive weight advantage.
Cutman Brad Tate initially challenged Wheels, saying he would get severely beaten by any trained professional fighter in the cage.
"Not when the guy is 125lbs against me," replied Larry Wheels, whose real name is Larry Williams.
Williams argued that his superior physical mass would prevent a smaller opponent from controlling him during a live combat situation.
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"It's not hard. It's not hard at all.
260lbs of mass, he's not gonna be able to move that," said Wheels.
During the sparring match, Dvalishvili quickly neutralized the strength gap by securing a guillotine choke followed by two consecutive armbars.
Williams was left completely exhausted and took a knee to recover, forcing officials to wave off the remainder of the scheduled five-minute round.
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Dvalishvili, who defended his UFC bantamweight title a record four times in 2025, is scheduled to return in a wrestling match against Frankie Edgar at RAF 09 on May 30, 2026.
