The training injury Merab Dvalishvili suffered ahead of UFC 311 was so severe that the Georgian felt compelled to hide it from a California State Athletic Commission official. Just four months ...

Let's take a look at what he had to say about the fight. Merab Dvalishvili lived up to his nickname, "The Machine," with a dominant performance at UFC 311. Facing a highly ranked and dangerous ...

Merab Dvalishvili wasn't lying. The UFC bantamweight champion went to great lengths to hide injuries that could've derailed his UFC 311 title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov. Speaking Monday on ...

Jan 18, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Merab Dvalishvili (red gloves) celebrates after winning a UFC bantamweight title fight against Umar Nurmagomedov (not pictured) during UFC 311 at Intuit Dome.

Merab Dvalishvili passed the toughest test of his career as he defeated Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311, and it's possible he passed his second toughest mere hours beforehand. Dvalishvili had enjoyed ...

Merab Dvalishvili wasn't lying. The UFC bantamweight champion went to great lengths to hide injuries that could've derailed his UFC 311 title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov. Speaking Monday on ...

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You can find him at X @james_brizuela. UFC 311 has come and gone, and bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili once again put on a dominant performance, this time against formerly undefeated ...

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili entered the Octagon on Saturday night fresh off a horrific leg injury suffered ahead of UFC 311. Merab Dvalishvili battled more than the previously ...

Merab Dvalishvili's staph infection before UFC 311 could have led to an amputated leg, according to MMA insider Ariel Helwani. Dvalishvili's coach, John Wood, has also revealed the brutal injury ...

Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia punches Umar Nurmagomedov of Russia in a bantamweight title fight during UFC 311 at Intuit Dome on January 18, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Credit: Getty Images ...

Based in Rochester, England, Simon Head is a veteran sports editor who has been covering sport for national and international outlets since 2000, and is one of the longest-tenured MMA journalists ...