Reigning UFC bantamweight kingpin Merab Dvalishvili has outshone Dricus du Plessis, Islam Makhachev, and Kayla Harrison to bag the 2025 ESPY Fighter Of The Year Award.

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili can add another piece of hardware to his collection.

Islam Makhachev weighed 178 pounds the night of his UFC 311 victory Saturday — one day after registering at 154.5 pounds — when he submitted Renato Moicano in the ... Merab Dvalishvili, ...

Islam Makhachev and Merab Dvalishvili are receiving that champion treatment.. The revealed custom shorts that the UFC champions will wear for their upcoming title defenses this Saturday at UFC 311 ...

Islam Makhachev def. Renato Moicano via submission (D'Arce choke) – Round 1, 4:05 – for lightweight title; Merab Dvalishvili def. Umar Nurmagomedov (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) – for bantamweight title ...

UFC 311 was a wild ride. Islam Makhachev and Jiri Prochazka were among the four main card acts to score stoppages. Even the one fight that went the distance was memorable as Merab Dvalishvili ...

Merab Dvalishvili and Islam Makhachev (Images Credit: Getty Images) Fans were surprised by the intense pre-fight press conference, especially with UFC 311 still a month away.

Georgia's Dvalishvili returned to action in the UFC 311 co-main event, for a title defense opposite the unbeaten Umar Nurmagomedov—a friend and training partner of Makhachev, and cousin of the ...

On July 13, during the UFC on ESPN 70 tournament, it was announced that UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili won the ...