The UFC bantamweight champion hasn't lost in a while, currently on a 12-fight win streak inside the UFC. Dvalishvili owns wins over Umar Nurmagomedov, Sean O'Malley, and Henry Cejudo, stylistic ...

Coach Ray Longo believes the UFC's matchmaking decisions with Merab Dvalishvili turned the Georgian champion into a "monster.

What does it take to successfully defend the UFC lightweight and bantamweight titles? At least an extra 20 pounds. Islam Makhachev weighed 178 pounds the night of his UFC 311 victory Saturday ...

Merab Dvalishvili wasn't lying. The UFC bantamweight champion went to great lengths to hide injuries that could've derailed his UFC 311 title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov. Speaking Monday on ...

UFC 311 has come and gone, and bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili once again put on a dominant performance, this time against formerly undefeated challenger Umar Nurmagomedov. Though ...

Merab Dvalishvili's staph infection before UFC 311 could have led to an amputated leg, according to MMA insider Ariel Helwani. Dvalishvili's coach, John Wood, has also revealed the brutal injury ...

There are a lot of great fights, rematches and even potential trilogies to take place between the top bantamweights, if the UFC just keeps them active. Wildcard: Merab Dvalishvili We'll have to ...

Merab Dvalishvili’s staph infection at UFC 311 was so severe that “regular people” might have “had their leg amputated” in his position, it has been claimed. Dvalishvili fought through a ...

Although some may not appreciate his fighting style, Merab Dvalishvili outlasted Umar Nurmagomedov to win a five-round decision in the first defense of his UFC bantamweight title in the UFC 311 co ...

In doing so, Dvalishvili, who has won 12 fights in a row after beginning his UFC career 0-2, surpassed former two-division champion Georges St-Pierre with 92 successful takedown attempts.

Monster Energy congratulates Merab Dvalishvili on defending the UFC's Bantamweight World Championship title at UFC 311. INGLEWOOD, Calif., Jan. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Still the Champion!