“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 ...

Aljamain Sterling is confident Merab Davalishvili can break his title defense record in the UFC’s bantamweight division.

Merab Dvalishvili cannot be broken. The reigning UFC bantamweight champion earned the first defense of his belt Saturday with a grueling unanimous decision win over Umar Nurmagomedov in the co ...

Merab Dvalishvili recently defended his UFC bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311. Going into the fight, the champion was the underdog, but was able to pull off a clinical victory.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Merab Dvalishvili’s right leg appears compromised ahead of his UFC 311 co-main event title defense. UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili, in an exclusive interview with Bloody Elbow ...

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 ...