Nurmagomedov early Thursday posted an image on his Instagram Stories of a screw in the index finger of his now surgically repaired broken left hand. The break, his manager said earlier in the week, ...

Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) retained his title when he outlasted Umar Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) by unanimous decision this past Saturday at Intuit Dome in ...

Check out the best photos from Merab Dvalishvili's win over Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. (Fight and venue photos by Gary A. Vasquez, USA Today Sports ...

Umar Nurmagomedov put up a valiant effort to go down fighting at the UFC 311 co-main event. Coming undefeated into the bout, the Dagestani fighter was a favorite. And he indeed started things on a ...

Umar Nurmagomedov’s head coach, Javier Mendez isn’t too pleased with his fighter following UFC 311. The undefeated Russian went into his UFC 311 title fight against Merab Dvalishvili as the ...

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 ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Trent Reinsmith is a Baltimore-based writer who covers MMA and hockey. The UFC bantamweight title will be on the line in the co-main event ...

Umar, the cousin of UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov, was unbeaten through his first 18 professional fights leading up to the UFC 311 co-main event. He earned recent wins over Cory Sandhagen ...

At the top of the list, though, is the budding feud with Umar Nurmagomedov, which they will settle Saturday as Dvalishvili puts his belt on the line in the UFC 311 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+ ...

The co-main event of UFC 311 is for the UFC Bantamweight Championship, with challenger Umar Nurmagomedov facing champion Merab Dvalishvili. Dvalishvili has won 11 straight fights and won the title ...

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili mocked his recent opponent Umar Nurmagomedov for his pre-fight statements.