Coach Tim Welch doubts Umar Nurmagomedov would fight UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili severely injured.

Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defends his title against Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in the Jan. 18 co-main event from Inglewood, Calif. ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).

The first title that will change hands in 2025 will happen next week when bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili (18-4) ...

The Georgian defeated Sean O’Malley to win the belt back in September at UFC 306, and now defends for the first time against the unbeaten Umar Nurmagomedov next week. But he claims that due to ...

John Wood argues that Merab Dvalishvili could separate himself with a win at UFC 311. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) ...

Javier Mendez responds to critics claiming Umar Nurmagomedov doesn’t deserve the title shot vs. Merab Dvalisvili at UFC 311.

Former bantamweight champion sets sights on fighting the winner of Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov by mid-next year!

Back at UFC 306, O’Malley lost his bantamweight title to Dvalishvili in the highest-grossing event in MMA history at Sphere in Las Vegas. He insists that he did enough to win three rounds of the five ...

Umar Nurmagomedov accepted his UFC 311 co-main event matchup against UFC bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili despite an arm injury.

Umar Nurmagomedov believes he will finish Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311, as he expects he will choke out the bantamweight ...

Umar Nurmagomedov feels Merab Dvalishvili doesn't want to fight him at UFC 311 because the UFC bantamweight champ wants ...

Merab Dvalishvili reveals how he almost quit MMA, considering a return to construction work after losing his motivation.