Merab Dvalishvili has been going off on the Dagestani fighters ever since he defeated Umar Nurmagomedov. Defending his bantamweight title, Nurmagomedov was being touted as one of the toughest ...

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili mocked his recent opponent Umar Nurmagomedov for his pre-fight statements. In January 2025, Dvalishvili made his first title defense against ...

Merab Dvalishvili became the first to defeat Umar Nurmagomedov in MMA when they clashed at UFC 311 on Jan. 18 for the bantamweight title. 'Young Eagle' labeled the champion as being "scared" to ...

LOS ANGELES — Islam Makhachev shared on Wednesday a hilarious story about MMA teammate Umar Nurmagomedov, with whom he competes in separate fights in a UFC championship doubleheader on Saturday ...

Nurmagomedov retired at 29-0, beating Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. Since then, he’s mentored talented fighters into UFC greatness, including Umar Nurmagomedov, UFC lightweight champion Islam ...

MORE BLOODY ELBOW NEWS Since then, Nurmagomedov has advised some of the top talents in MMA, including UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and his cousin Umar. But Nurmagomedov could ...

After winning the UFC bantamweight title against Sean O’Malley at UFC 306 last year, Dvalishvili was initially loathe to immediately defend his title against Umar Nurmagomedov. “The Machine ...

Speaking to CNN after successfully defending his belt against Umar Nurmagomedov in January though, Dvalishvili shrugged off any physical discomfort he felt against O’Malley in his journey to ...

Umar Nurmagomedov, Tatiana Suarez, Payton Talbott and Shara Magomedov are among the 10 other previously undefeated fighters who also tasted defeat this year. Nurmagomedov lost a bantamweight title ...