Umar Nurmagomedov may be heading into the biggest fight of his career with a serious injury, if a newly recovered interview is anything to go by. The rising Russian star will face Merab Dvalishivili for his bantamweight title at UFC 311 in the co-main event of the first pay-per-view of the year. He is undefeated […]
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Georgian sensation Merab Dvalishvili is preparing for the first defense of his bantamweight title, arriving in just a few weeks at UFC 311 in Los Angeles. This week, 'The Machine' took a quick break from training to chat with veteran UFC coach Eric Nicksick; revealing that he once beat up Hollywood actor Kevin James without
Another exciting year of MMA action kicks off with a fairly standard Fight Night card on January 11, before the promotion returns to LA on January 18 for UFC 311: Makhachev vs Tsarukyan. Both the main event and co-main event of that first 2025 PPV are expected to be an exciting affair; although a former
Merab Dvalishvili's 2024 plan includes three world title fights in the first third of the year, starting on January 18. He will defend his world bantamweight title at UFC 311 in the co-headliner at the new Intuit Dome in Los Angeles against Umar Nurmagomedov. And should he get the win, he plans to return soon
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
In the main event of UFC 310, Alexandre Pantoja did what was expected of Alexandre Pantoja; walk through the fire and retain his flyweight championship with another slick submission. While the flyweight champion's post-fight callout may have already been rejected by the 125-pound GOAT, 'The Cannibal' also teased that he has one eye on the
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