“Umar is a good fighter. It’s a big challenge, but he don’t earn it like the rest of us,” roared Merab Dvalishvili as he prepared for his clash against Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 31 ...

Trent Reinsmith is a Baltimore-based writer who covers MMA and hockey. When UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov met at the UFC 311 press conference in December ...

UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja is interested in moving up in weight and challenging bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili. "I really want to fight with Merab now, to get the second belt ...

For all of the chaos that Merab Dvalishvili typically brings to the Octagon in the form of his endless cardio, spamming wrestling attack and constant forward pressure, his critics are starting to ...

Umar Nurmagomedov was the perfect fighter in the early rounds against UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili. While fatigue did not make a coward of Nurmagomedov, it certainly caused his ...

You can find him at X @james_brizuela. UFC 311 has come and gone, and bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili once again put on a dominant performance, this time against formerly undefeated ...

Merab Dvalishvili was able to defend his bantamweight title for the first time last month as he defeated Umar Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision at UFC 311. Despite 'The Machine's dominance in ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Merab Dvalishvili had already beaten four consecutive champions going into his first UFC title defense this year -- and yet, Saturday still might have been the most impressive ...

Based in Rochester, England, Simon Head is a veteran sports editor who has been covering sport for national and international outlets since 2000, and is one of the longest-tenured MMA journalists ...

After more than seven years in the UFC, bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili is set to defend his belt for the first time against No. 2 ranked Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 on Saturday ...