UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has reversed course on his willingness to face Umar Nurmagomedov for his first title defense.

Demetrious Johnson sees UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili having a major advantage over Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defeated Sean O'Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in a d

Merab Dvalishvili likely has his hands full in his first title defense.Nothing's official quite yet following Dvalishvili's title win over Sean O'Malley at UFC 306, but from the looks of it, the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov will be next in line for the bantamweight strap.

Ali Abdelaziz thinks Sean O'Malley is still the biggest fight in the bantamweight division. O'Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) lost his bantamweight title to Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision in Saturday's UFC 306 main event.

Sean O'Malley's scorecard for UFC 306 might look different from yours. We're days removed from the UFC's one-and-done show at the Sphere, which saw Merab Dvalishvili (18-4) end a year-long title reign for bantamweight champion O'Malley (18-2,

Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili didn’t go the way Chito Vera had expected it to. Rather than a quick knockout for O’Malley’s ever-growing highlight reel, the UFC 306 main event turned out to be a one-sided title fight for Dvalishvili with the challenger taking the champ down six times en route to a unanimous decision

If now-former UFC men’s bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley didn’t quite look like his usual self at UFC 306 when he lost his title via unanimous decision to Merab Dvalishvili, an injury sustained during his preparations could have been a contributing factor.