Umar Nurmagomedov was the perfect fighter in the early rounds against UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili. While fatigue did not make a coward of Nurmagomedov, it certainly caused his downfall at UFC 311 on Saturday as Dvalishvili outpointed his foe en route to a unanimous decision win (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) to retain the bantamweight title.

Umar Nurmagomedov has spoken out following his first UFC loss, as he could be out for six months with a hand injury. Nurmagomedov lost a unanimous decision against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311 as the latter defended his UFC Bantamweight Title.

Merab Dvalishvili has provided a detailed look at the injuries and other roadblocks he battled before fighting Umar Nurmagomedov.

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

Merab Dvalishvili (left) had to be forced to fight at UFC 311 according to Khabib Nurmagomedov (right) [Image Courtesy: @ufc via X/Twitter, and @UFC_Asia via X/Twitter] Khabib Nurmagomedov is less than impressed with Merab Dvalishvili's conduct as the UFC bantamweight champion.

UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili went back to work a little quicker than anybody anticipated, returning from a title win in September to a title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov this Saturday at UFC 311 - and Umar's cousin Khabib believes he knows why.

Umar Nurmagomedov is widely compared to his Hall of Fame cousin. But has the real "next Khabib" been in front of our faces this whole time?

UFC 311 has finally reached an apex and we're set for a betting prediction and pick as we decide the Co-Main Event. The Bantamweight (135) Title will be on the line as Champion Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia will take on No. 2 Umar Nurmagomedov of Dagestan. Check the UFC odds series for our Dvalishvili-Nurmagomedov prediction and pick.

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

Dvalishvili fought through a back injury and staph infection to beat Nurmagomedov, who broke his own hand during the bout