INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 18: Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia punches Umar Nurmagomedov of Russia in a bantamweight title ...

Merab Dvalishvili’s leg was in bad shape at UFC 311, not that anyone seemed to notice. Somehow, Dvalishvili not only successfully defended his bantamweight title with a spectacular five-round ...

Umar Nurmagomedov‘s undefeated MMA record is no more after he lost to UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili at UFC ... that he’s competed in a five-round matchup, after defeating Cory ...

Nurmagomedov early Thursday posted an image on his Instagram Stories of a ... The break, his manager said earlier in the week, came in the first round of his unanimous decision loss to champ Merab ...

Merab Dvalishvili’s staph infection before UFC 311 could have led to an amputated leg, according to MMA insider Ariel Helwani ...

And Nurmagomedov apparently faced his own adversity during the five-round fight ... his hand?” Merab Dvalishvili (left) during his narrow win over Umar Nurmagomedov (Getty Images) Opening ...

Clean left hand lands for Umar but Dvalishvili just pushes throw it. Clinch from Merab but the challenger breaks free. Two minutes into an action packed round and Merab nearly lands a takedown.

But doing 10-12 rounds, even in sparring, is extremely challenging. Despite this, Merab Dvalishvili is pushing his limits ahead of his fight with Umar Nurmagomedov, with his coach revealing that ...

For all of the chaos that Merab Dvalishvili typically ... Talbott shared online. Dvalishvili also was part of a much-publicized incident early in the first round of his title win over O'Malley ...

Merab Dvalishvili ... wore on and Dvalishvili's pace increased, Nurmagomedov started to wilt under the pressure as he struggled to fend off the relentless champion. By the third round, Dvalishvili ...

After more than seven years in the UFC, bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili ... and has never lost a round in the promotion. Despite the hype around the event, Dvalishvili isn’t letting ...

Sylvanie-Imagn Images Merab Dvalishvili is set for the first defense ... his opponent possesses inside the Octagon. “He’s well-rounded—good wrestling, good striking—but I’m ready for ...