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UFC legend praises Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov as 2025's mid-year Fight of the Year for its intensity.

There are some blockbuster fights coming up in the UFC this summer. In 2024, the sport enjoyed one of the biggest years in ...

The UFC's International Fight Week card was strong from start to finish, but the pay-per-view event will be remembered for ...

There have been seven UFC PPVs in 2025 so far. The first was UFC 311 in Los Angeles in January and the most recent was ...

The first pay-per-view of the year, January’s UFC 311, was due to see Islam Makhachev defend the lightweight belt against ...

Ray Longo is confident that Merab Dvalishvili beats Umar Nurmagomedov in even more emphatic fashion if they fight again.

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Nurmagomedov won the first two rounds on two of the three judges' scorecards but ultimately lost a close decision. Dvalishvili (20-4 MMA, 13-2 UFC) has since submitted Sean O'Malley at UFC 316 to ...

Umar Nurmagomedov has his eyes on the UFC bantamweight title – whether or not Merab Dvalishvili is champion. Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) suffered his first-career loss when he was outlasted ...

Umar Nurmagomedov picks Merab Dvalishvili to still be champion by the end of the year 🦾🇬🇪 "I've hit Merab clean myself — he didn't even flinch. Tough guy. He's really hard to knock out.

Umar Nurmagomedov rewatched the Merab fight and takes full accountability for the loss 🥋💯 "I went into my last fight with an injured hand. This is not an excuse — I lost, and that’s that.