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Zuffa LLC Merab Dvalishvili, the champ at 135 pounds who cleared the bar with room to spare at 134 on Friday, was 156.8 pounds for his decision victory over Umar Nurmagomedov at Intuit Dome in ...

The training injury Merab Dvalishvili suffered ahead of UFC 311 was so severe that the Georgian felt compelled to hide it from a California State Athletic Commission official. Just four months ...

Just four months after besting Sean O’Malley to snatch the bantamweight title at UFC 306, Dvalishvili returned to the cage at UFC 311 to defend his new belt against undefeated challenger Umar ...

Makhachev responds to Topuria's tweets: "If you can make 155 pounds..." Dvalishvili not only won the fight, but impressed everyone with his performance. Legendary boxing trainer Teddy Atlas also ...

Merab Dvalishvili passed the toughest test of his career as he defeated Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311, and it's possible he passed his second toughest mere hours beforehand. Dvalishvili had enjoyed ...

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 ...

You can find him at X @james_brizuela. UFC 311 has come and gone, and bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili once again put on a dominant performance, this time against formerly undefeated ...

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili entered the Octagon on Saturday night fresh off a horrific leg injury suffered ahead of UFC 311. Merab Dvalishvili battled more than the previously ...

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 ...

Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia punches Umar Nurmagomedov of Russia in a bantamweight title fight during UFC 311 at Intuit Dome on January 18, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Credit: Getty Images ...

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 ...