He most recently lost to current bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision at UFC 298 ... including recent wins over UFC Hall of Famer José Aldo and Ricky Simón. In the meantime, ...

About as many as Merab Dvalishvili ... coming off back-to-back decision victories over Da’Mon Blackshear and Ricky Simon. I say “fortunately” because those combatants represent the bulk ...

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili wants to return in early 2025 ... Yadong was quickly moving up the bantamweight ladder with wins over Chris Gutiérrez and Ricky Simón. Yadong has earned ...

Surging bantamweight contender, Umar Nurmagomedov is reportedly slated to make his return in a main event feature against Chinese challenger, Song Yadong in the main event of UFC Fight Night Tampa ...

Merab Dvalishvili claims Umar Nurmagomedov refused to accept a fight against Yadong Song. Advertisement Dvalishvili won the bantamweight title with a dominant unanimous decision win over Sean O ...

Umar, known as ‘The Young Eagle,’ is engaged in a persistent social media feud with Merab Dvalishvili. The Dagestani fighter has accused the Georgian of dodging a fight with him, but ...

Merab Dvalishvili is not happy with his top bantamweight title contender, and believes he has been dishonest with fans. Instead, he believes that the winner of Deiveson Figueiredo and Petr Yan’s ...

Merab Dvalishvili, Dana White and Umar Nurmagomedov (Image Credit: Getty Images) The UFC’s bantamweight division is in a state of chaos. Umar Nurmagomedov, aiming for a title shot, was initially ...

Tim Welch, head coach of Sean O'Malley, believes there's one key difference if he fights Merab Dvalishvili a second time. Sean O'Malley during his UFC 306 fight against Merab Dvalishvili.

Aljamain Sterling defends Merab Dvalishvili (left) amid allegations of avoiding Umar Nurmagomedov (right). [Images courtesy: @funkmastermma and @umar_nurmagomedov on Instagram] Aljamain Sterling ...

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili would prefer a full training camp to fight Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) claimed the 135-pound title when he defeated Sean O ...