Fresh off a remarkable run as bantamweight champion, Merab Dvalishvili has never shied away from speaking his mind on contenders and the ever-shifting landscape of the UFC’s 135-pound division. In a ...

Though it was only 10 months ago, January feels like it belongs to a different era for Umar Nurmagomedov when he gets to comparing his own trajectory with that of UFC bantamweight champion Merab ...

Umar Nurmagomedov is not expecting the bantamweight title to end up in Russia after UFC 323. Closing out 2026 and the UFC’s pay-per-view era this December will be a historic outing for Merab ...

The Dagestani fighter is set to face Bautista at UFC 321. Umar took some time off after suffering his first career loss to Dvalishvili. Now he’s looking to work his way back to another title shot. But ...

When Umar Nurmagomedov stepped into the fray of his first UFC 135-pound title crack, he was riding an undefeated streak at 18-0. Other than that, he posed high-caliber wrestling that had been a hard ...

Merab Dvalishvili shuts down talk of facing Umar Nurmagomedov and insists his only focus remains a trilogy bout with Petr Yan. Merab Dvalishvili became the first man to defeat Umar Nurmagomedov. Both ...

Merab Dvalishvili will be watching UFC 321 very closely. The UFC Bantamweight Champion is running low on top contenders to fight, having cleared out the top 4 fighters in his division already. Capping ...

Merab Dvalishvili has some unexplained animosity towards Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili lost his bantamweight title in a rematch against Petr Yan at UFC 323 this past December. Dvalishvili now expects ...

Umar Nurmagomedov suffered his first career defeat against Merab Dvalishvili. | Getty/UFC Merab Dvalishvili’s coach, John Wood, believes Umar Nurmagomedov won’t fare well in a rematch against his ...

Merab Dvalishvili’s coach, Ray Longo, believes the champ will fare even better in a potential rematch against Umar Nurmagomedov. The then-unbeaten Nurmagomedov was considered the toughest challenge ...