Dvalishvili, a winner of 10 in a row, is a Sambo champion and a black belt in ... "I wouldn't consider Merab a black belt grappler, to be honest," O'Malley said. "Standing and striking with ...

Merab Dvalishvili had a horrible start to his UFC ... arts of qartuli chidaoba and khridoli before taking to combat sambo and judo. While the 33-year-old was born a Soviet citizen, he became ...

Merab Dvalishvili confidently declared his intent to "smash" Umar Nurmagomedov in their upcoming title showdown.

Sean O'Malley's coach, Tim Welch, has explained a key adjustment his fighter would be able to make in a rematch with Merab ...

A career in the UFC will always have certain complications. Merab Dvalishvili is presently preparing for his UFC bantamweight title fight against Sean O’Malley this weekend. The Georgian star is ...

Don’t be fooled again by the bullsh*t coming out of Umar’s lying mouth. Yadong didn’t pull out of any fight - he was ready - ...

Aljamain Sterling defends Merab Dvalishvili (left) amid allegations of avoiding Umar Nurmagomedov (right). [Images courtesy: @funkmastermma and @umar_nurmagomedov on Instagram] Aljamain Sterling ...

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili would prefer a full training camp to fight Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) claimed the 135-pound title when he defeated Sean O ...

Merab Dvalishvili secured the bantamweight title with a dominant decision victory over Sean O'Malley at Noche UFC 306. With the expectation being that Dvalishvili would face Umar Nurmagomedov next ...

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili said Friday that he believes former champ Sean O'Malley should receive the next crack at the belt over Umar Nurmagomedov. "Umar don't deserve to fight ...