In a high-paced affair, UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili retained his title by outworking Umar Nurmagomedov.

Twelve fighters who competed at UFC 311 entered the cage guaranteed to earn disclosed payouts worth six figures, with bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili leading the way. California State Athletic Commission executive director Andy

The reigning UFC bantamweight champion earned the first defense of his belt with a grueling decision over Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311.

Mike Tyson said he was dealing with the same injury as Dvalishvili during the final win of his Hall of Fame boxing career, which saw him bounce back from being stopped by Lennox Lewis by beating Clifford Etienne in February 2023.

Makhachev retained his title by submitting his late-notice challenger, after Dvalishvili kept his belt by handing Nurmagomedov his first loss

Merab Dvalishvili recent reply to Umar Nurmagomedov after being questioned about his love for Georgia leaves the everyone baffled.

For one fleeting moment in the first round of Saturday night's UFC 311 main event, it looked like we might witness one of the greatest upsets in MMA

In an interesting twist, the famed middleweight mauler Chris Leben was one of the judges for this five-round showdown; his first title bout since making the switch from fighting in 2022. And he was put to work by the two grappling-heavy fighters who had a couple of close early rounds.

A look at the disclosed fighter pay for Saturday's UFC 311 fight card, where defending champion Merab Dvalishvili earned the highest payout at $500,000.

Merab Dvalishvili outpaced Umar Nurmagomedov for five rounds, securing his first defense of the bantamweight title at UFC 311.

The tireless bantamweight champ hands the challenger, who had never lost a round in six UFC fights, his first loss with a unanimous-decision victory