One of Merab Dvalishvili's recent rivals gave Umar Nurmagomedov some tips ahead of his UFC 311 co-main clash. Umar Nurmagomedov gets his long-awaited UFC bantamweight title shot against division champion Merab Dvalishvili in the UFC 311 co-main event. He returns to the Octagon after an impressive victory over Cory Sandhagen in his last fight at […]
Merab Dvalishvili's right leg appears compromised ahead of his UFC 311 co-main event title defense. UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili warned fans in an exclusive interview with Bloody Elbow about some ongoing health concerns ahead of his return to UFC 311. After pre-event photos were made public this week, it emerged that Dvalishvili's warnings came
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Merab Dvalishvili pressing Payton Talbott was not on anyone's UFC 311 bingo card. Talbott called Dvalishvili “dumber than a box of bricks” during an interview with ESPN before UFC 303 – and “The Machine” took notice. Now Talbott fights in the prelims of UFC 311, where Dvalishvili fights to defend his bantamweight title against Umar
Merab Dvalishvili has vowed not to kiss Umar Nurmagomedov after performing the hilarious stunt in his last fight. In the main event of UFC 306, Dvalishvili found himself in a dominant position over Sean O'Malley on his way to winning his bantamweight title. And with seconds left in the round, he goaded his rival by
In this era of UFC, fighter expression is rare, which is why custom UFC shorts are so popular. There was a time when fighters put their brand deals on display, making sponsorship a form of self-expression both inside and outside the cage. This individuality extended to custom battle banners and unique strikes. However, the UFC's
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Merab Dvalishvili still can't find the humor in Tim Welch's innovative coaching methods during his world title win. The Georgian took the bantamweight title from Welch's lead Sean O'Malley at UFC 306, but the fight had barely started when the coach was up to his old tricks again. He did a famous impression of coach
Merab Dvalishvili has reiterated to fans that he is very serious when talking about injuries he suffered ahead of UFC 311. The bantamweight champion will defend his title for the first time on Saturday evening against undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov. He won the title from Sean O'Malley at UFC 306 in September, and it was clear
UFC 311 is just around the corner, with the co-main event set to be contested between bantamweight king Merab Dvalishvili and undefeated contender Umar Nurmagomedov. Despite injury concerns for both champion and challenger, rising Umar Nurmagomedov has now retracted his claim that he entered the UFC 311 training camp with a broken arm. Photo by
Merab Dvalishvili has accused Umar Nurmagomedov of 'cheating' with his route to a shot at UFC gold. The Russian is undefeated in 18 professional fights, but apart from a win over Corey Sandhagen, his resume is lacking in big names. However, at UFC 311 he will get a shot at Dvalishvili's bantamweight belt in the
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The first PPV of 2025 is just around the corner, with UFC 311 headlined by two fantastic world title fights: one for bantamweight gold, the other for the lightweight championship. Despite concerns about ongoing injuries to both champion Merab Dvalishvili and undefeated challenger Umar Nurmagomedov, reports suggest the UFC will not have a Plan B.
Merab Dvalishvili claims the UFC made him fight months earlier than he had planned for his first bantamweight title defense. The Georgian defeated Sean O'Malley to win the title in September at UFC 306, and now makes his first defense next week against undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov. But he claims that due to injuries he has
Sean O'Malley wants to return next summer and hopes his opponent will be a still champion Merab Dvalishvili. Back at UFC 306, O'Malley lost his bantamweight title to Dvalishvili in the highest-grossing event in MMA history at Sphere in Las Vegas. He insists he did enough to win three rounds out of five in a