Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) retained his title when he outlasted Umar Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA ...

Coach John Wood paid tribute to Merab Dvalishvili after his man bounced back from a difficult fight camp to retain his ...

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

Merab Dvalishvili was the top guaranteed earner at UFC 311. Find out where the others ranked behind him in disclosed salaries.

A look at the disclosed fighter pay for Saturday's UFC 311 fight card, where defending champion Merab Dvalishvili earned the ...

Tim Welch is still confident Sean O'Malley can beat UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili. Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 ...

One title defense into his championship reign, and bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili already has a legitimate claim as ...

Check out the best photos from Merab Dvalishvili's win over Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. (Fight and venue photos by Gary A. Vasquez, USA Today Sports ...

Merab Dvalishvili was worried his infected cut would rule him out of UFC 311, so he tried to trick the commission doctor – ...

Merab Dvalishvili didn't lie when he said he was compromised going into his successful UFC 311 bantamweight title defense ...

While Dvalishvili warned fans of his compromised leg before UFC 311, fight week images didn’t capture the full severity of his pre-fight condition. After his unanimous decision win over Nurmagomedov, ...

The training injury Merab Dvalishvili suffered ahead of UFC 311 was so severe that the Georgian felt compelled to hide it from a CSAC medical examiner.