Merab Dvalishvili ... 2018," Dvalishvili said. "He's champion now. I wish he would keep the belt and I can fight him. I want to take his belt. I saw today he was wearing nice jacket, so I want ...

Fans and several UFC stars have mocked Merab Dvalishvili for avoiding a bantamweight title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov. While Dvalishvili explained his reasons for not wanting to face ...

Georgian wrestler Merab Dvalishvili is the rightful UFC bantamweight champion. But he’s not acting like the top dog in his division. No. 2 bantamweight contender Umar Nurmagomedov is clearly the ...

Sean O’Malley, Umar Nurmagomedov, and now Petr Yan are all in contention to challenge Merab Dvalishvili. The title fight is set to take place in 2025, and Dvalishvili has also expressed interest ...

The UFC bantamweight title switched hands in September when Merab Dvalishvili dominated Sean O'Malley at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Despite only having been just over two months since the fight ...

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 ...

The UFC bantamweight division has been shaken up after Merab Dvalishvili, the reigning champion, called out former titleholder Petr Yan for a potential rematch. Yan ranked No. 3 in the ...

Aljamain Sterling says Merab Dvalishvili not wanting to fight Umar Nurmagomedov is out of principle. UFC bantamweight champion Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) was heavily chastised for calling ...

Umar Nurmagomedov is convinced Merab Dvalishvili is ducking him. Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) claimed the No. 1 contender spot when he defeated Cory Sandhagen in his first UFC headliner in August.