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 ...

In his first statement after exiting the octagon following Dvalishvili’s (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) unanimous decision win to retain the bantamweight title on Saturday, Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) said ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Although some may not appreciate his fighting style, Merab Dvalishvili outlasted Umar Nurmagomedov to win a five-round ...

A bantamweight title clash between Merab Dvalishvili and Umar ... Our score: 10-9 Dvalishvili. The champion starts the round shooting for a takedown, which gets defended by the challenger.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...