Merab Dvalishvili has some unexplained animosity towards Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili lost his bantamweight title in a ...

Sean O'Malley has a better option for Petr Yan's first title defense after back surgery. UFC bantamweight champion Yan (20-5 MMA, 12-4 UFC) is expected to be out of action for the first half of 2026 ...

Former champion Petr Yan criticized Merab Dvalishvili’s bantamweight title reign, highlighting debate around recent UFC accomplishments. In comments on The Ariel Helwani Show, Petr Yan said two of ...

Merab Dvalishvili became UFC bantamweight champion when he won a unanimous decision over Sean O’Malley, but the fight was ...

But time has a funny way of rewriting fights in a fighter’s head, especially when the second chapter concludes more decisively than the first. While most have moved on, Sean O’Malley hasn’t totally ...

Sean O’Malley is looking out for his former rival ahead of his comeback to the Octagon. Last December, ‘No Mercy’ avenged his 2023 loss to Merab Dvalishvili when he brought his long title reign to an ...

Former UFC bantamweight title challenger Cory Sandhagen has had to settle with a rematch for his next fight. The number four ranked bantamweight in the premier promotion hasn’t fought since he came up ...

Petr Yan recaptured his UFC bantamweight championship with a shocking unanimous decision win over Merab Dvalishvili in the UFC 323 main event. The upset win completes an improbable run back to the top ...

The UFC bantamweight championship has produced flashes of brilliance but never the enduring grandeur of other divisions. Anderson Silva nor Georges St-Pierre anchor its history. Reigning champion ...

Petr Yan wasn’t impressed with Merab Dvalishvili’s title reign. Dvalishvili won the bantamweight title against Sean O'Malley in 2024. “The Machine” then defended his title against Umar Nurmagomedov, ...