Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) retained his title when he outlasted Umar Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) by unanimous decision this past Saturday at Intuit Dome in ...

Check out the best photos from Merab Dvalishvili's win over Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. (Fight and venue photos by Gary A. Vasquez, USA Today Sports ...

Umar Nurmagomedov was the perfect fighter in the early rounds against UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili. While fatigue did not make a coward of Nurmagomedov, it certainly caused his downfall ...

Dvalishvili will also need to be mindful inside of scrambles given his propensity to expose his back when returning to standing positions. As Nurmagomedov has already shown in the octagon, the ...

In the co-main event of UFC 311, the bantamweight title is on the line. The two most dominant forces in the bantamweight division will clash as the champion Merab Dvalishvili (18-4) takes on his ...

Henry Cejudo does not want to see UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili rematch Sean O'Malley. Dvalishvili ...

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili mocked his recent opponent Umar Nurmagomedov for his pre-fight statements.

Merab Dvalishvili became the first to defeat Umar Nurmagomedov in MMA when they clashed at UFC 311 on Jan. 18 for the bantamweight title.

And they entered UFC 311 with fans completely divided as to ... the pair were tentative engaging early. Eventually Merab Dvalishvili began to open up, and even survived a takedown attempt as ...

Georgian-born Merab Dvalishvili talks to CNN Sport about his journey from construction worker to the very pinnacle of mixed ...

What does it take to successfully defend the UFC lightweight and bantamweight titles? At least an extra 20 pounds. Islam Makhachev weighed 178 pounds the night of his UFC 311 victory Saturday ...

Merab Dvalishvili has two possible names in mind for his next challenger and they are rematches with Sean O'Malley and Petr ...