Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) dethroned O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) to become 135-pound champion at UFC 306. He then ...

Merab Dvalishvili calls out Umar Nurmagomedov for being overconfident, adding fuel to their brewing rivalry in the ...

Cory Sandhagen has an interesting theory as to why UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili ’s gas tank is unmatched.

Henry Cejudo thinks Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O'Malley 2 would be flat out 'stupid'. A few weeks removed from Dvalishvili's successful title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311, it's still a ...

This time last year, O'Malley was bantamweight champion and Dvalishvili the #1 contender, their roles reversed after a title fight at UFC 306. Dvalishvili shut down the striker with 6 takedowns ...

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 ...

Ahead of his return to action this weekend, former UFC champion Henry Cejudo has assessed the landscape of the bantamweight title picture.

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 ...

Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia punches Umar Nurmagomedov of Russia in a bantamweight title fight during UFC 311 at Intuit Dome on January 18, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Credit: Getty Images ...

Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili put his title on the line for the first time on Saturday in the UFC 311 co-main event against the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili captured ...