Ahead of his UFC 311 title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov, Merab Dvalishvili has compared himself to combat sports greats Jon Jones and Mike Tyson. After winning the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 306, Merab Dvalishvili made it relatively clear that he was not interested in defending his title against Umar Nurmagomedov. Despite this, the promotion […]
Merab Dvalishvili is apparently dealing with an injury ahead of UFC 311. The UFC bantamweight champion will defend his title against 18-0 star Umar Nurmagomedov on January 18 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. On Monday, Merab Dvalishvili went viral when he shared footage from outside the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, which
UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov believes Merab Dvalishvili's recent outbursts can be attributed to the added pressure of winning a world title. UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has had an eventful few months since winning the title at UFC 306. He has moved on from rejecting Umar Nurmagomedov's title claim and has agreed to
Merab Dvalishvili brought his entire team together to mock Umar Nurmagomedov ahead of their upcoming UFC 311 title fight. Just hours after announcing their UFC 311 fight, bad blood boiled over between UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and undefeated contender Umar Nurmagomedov. After initially appearing to reject Nurmagomedov's title shot bid, Dvalishvili will face the
Former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley has had his say on the latest Merab Dvalishvili incident with fans. Current bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili was in Vegas to corner teammate Aljamain Sterling in his loss to Movsar Evloev and Merab couldn't resist an altercation with fans, resulting in a member of his team throwing punches at a
UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili says the fan who got into an altercation with him in the crowd at UFC 310 may have been Umar Nurmagomedov's plant. Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov have gone from cordial competitors to heated rivals in just a few months. After earning the title by defeating Sean O'Malley at UFC
At UFC 310 on Saturday, bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili was working as he stood in Aljamain Sterling's corner for his big featherweight fight against undefeated Movsar Evloev. Unfortunately for the Serra and Longo product, he suffered his first loss at 145 pounds after three tough rounds and went on to lose a unanimous decision at
UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili found himself in yet another altercation tonight after watching his teammate lose in Las Vegas. The bantamweight champion was in town for a press conference to launch his UFC 311 title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov. And while he was there, he cornered teammate Aljamain Sterling in a narrow decisive defeat to
Earlier this week, UFC CEO Dana White announced several big fights for UFC 311, including title fights between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan, and Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov. With that, the promotion announced that a special press conference would take place last Friday, with Islam Makhachev, Arman Tsarukyan, Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov all
Tensions were running high between UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov ahead of the first UFC 311 press conference. After weeks of dodging accusations and online chatter, Merab Dvalishvili will defend his first bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov in the UFC 311 co-main event next month. The card is headlined by a UFC
UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has named a possible date for a world title rematch with Petr Yan. The Georgian's penultimate fight on his way to UFC 306, where he dethroned Sean O'Malley, was a victory over Yan in March 2023 at the UFC Apex. And after watching Russia's Deiveson Figueiredo defeat in Macau on
In the main event of UFC Macau early this morning, former bantamweight champion Petr Yan showed 'No Mercy' to his illustrious opponent as he left the 'God of War' battered and bruised after a five-round masterclass. Eager to make the most of his time in front of the UFC microphone, the popular Russian bantamweight called