A lot of bantamweights probably heaved a sigh of relief when Merab Dvalishvili lost the 135 pound belt to Petr Yan at UFC 323. “The Machine” had thoroughly cleaned out the top of the division, leaving ...

Umar Nurmagomedov suffered his first career defeat against Merab Dvalishvili. | Getty/UFC Merab Dvalishvili’s coach, John Wood, believes Umar Nurmagomedov won’t fare well in a rematch against his ...

John Wood is confident Merab Dvalishvili would definitively beat Umar Nurmagomedov in a rematch. Dvalishvili's first bantamweight title defense came over Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 in a tightly contested ...

Umar Nurmagomedov is not expecting the bantamweight title to end up in Russia after UFC 323. Closing out 2026 and the UFC’s pay-per-view era this December will be a historic outing for Merab ...

Merab Dvalishvili has moved past most rivalries, such as former Bantamweight Champion Sean O’Malley. But when it comes to Umar Nurmagomedov, things are a lot more personal. And the rivalry is far from ...

The whole Team Khabib must be happy after Umar Nurmagomedov’s recent performance against Mario Bautista. Following this win, Umar has undoubtedly regained his confidence and is now aiming for a ...

Umar Nurmagomedov walked into the UFC and took the Bantamweight division by storm. The cousin of the legendary Khabib Nurmagomedov, Umar, built a strong early career with a wrestling and sambo base ...

Though it was only 10 months ago, January feels like it belongs to a different era for Umar Nurmagomedov when he gets to comparing his own trajectory with that of UFC bantamweight champion Merab ...

Islam Makhachev doesn’t want Umar Nurmagomedov to be burdened by his loss against Merab Dvalishvili. Nurmagomedov (18-1) suffered his first professional loss in a failed title bid against Dvalishvili ...

Merab Dvalishvili will be watching UFC 321 very closely. The UFC Bantamweight Champion is running low on top contenders to fight, having cleared out the top 4 fighters in his division already. Capping ...

Last year belonged to Ilia Topuria and Alex Pereira, and while both fighters have continued their dominance, it doesn’t compare to what Merab Dvalishvili has done. The bantamweight champion has ...