Merab Dvalishvili discusses his options following his title defense victory over Umar Nurmagomedov at Saturday’s UFC 311.

This past Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 311, the bantamweight title was on the line. The two most dominant

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

Umar Nurmagomedov doesn't believe Merab Dvalishvili was the rightful winner of their UFC 311 title fight. In his first statement after exiting the octagon following Dvalishvili's (19-4 MMA,

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

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, 48-47, 49-46) to retain the bantamweight title.

It wasn’t necessarily evident during his performance in the Octagon, but Merab Dvalishvili endured his fair share of difficulties leading up to his first bantamweight title defense.

Merab Dvalishvili's head coach, John Wood, expected more from Umar Nurmagomedov during the UFC 311 co-main event.

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 showed inspiring will against Umar Nurmagomedov.

Read the recent MMA news and rumors about Merab Dvalishvili for fantasy fighting. Merab Dvalishvili picked up a unanimous decision victory over Umar Nurmagomedov

The California State Athletic Commission has unveiled the disclosed fighter payouts for UFC 311 with Merab Dvalishvili taking home the biggest payday