Merab Dvalishvili lived up to his nickname as "The Machine," wearing down Umar Nurmagomedov to retain his bantamweight title in a competitive decision at UFC 311.

Merab Dvalishvili proved the doubters wrong and successfully defended his UFC bantamweight championship with a unanimous decision win over Umar

The MMA community reacted to Merab Dvalishvili’s upset title defense over Umar Nurmagomedov in the UFC 311 co-main event.

Rising bantamweight star Umar Nurmagomedov falls short at UFC 311 as the Nurmagomedov clan suffers its first loss in professional MMA.

We have you covered for all of tonight's UFC 311 results, including the co-main event between Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov.

Dvalishvili will also need to be mindful inside of scrambles given his propensity to expose his back when returning to standing positions. As Nurmagomedov has already shown in the octagon, the Dagestani fighter is incredibly systematic and effective when it comes to breaking down his opponents from rear mount and riding positions.

LOS ANGELES — Merab Dvalishvili defeated Umar Nurmagomedov in one of the greatest displays of mixed martial arts in the modern era, by way of unanimous decision, to advance his pro record to 23 wins from 27 fights.

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,

The UFC's first pay-per-view event of 2025 underwent a major change Friday, as lightweight title challenger Arman Tsarukyan was forced out of Saturday's UFC 311 with a back issue.

Merab Dvalishvili is inevitable. Despite Umar Nurmagomedov's best efforts in his first crack at UFC gold, Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) proved his championship metal by getting better as the fight reached deep waters.