Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-01-18, close and tough mma bout: Merab Dvalishvili vs Umar Nurmagomedov gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).Nurmagomedov vs Dvalishvili is scheduled to take place Saturday, January 18th, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood (California, United States), in a 5-round bantamweight (135 lbs, 61 kg) bout; it is valid for the UFC bantamweight championship (Merab’s first defense) and it is on the undercard of Islam Makhachev vs Renato Moicano Carneiro – UFC 311. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Merab Dvalishvili record
The black belt in judo and current Ufc Bw champion Merab Dvalishvili entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-4-0 (22% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world.
He lost two consecutive fights between 2017 and 2018, against Frankie Saenz and Ricky Simon, but then he has collected eleven victories beating Petr Yan (Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili), Henry Cejudo (Merab Dvalishvili vs Henry Cejudo) and Sean O’Malley in his last three (Sean O’Malley vs Merab Dvalishvili).
Umar Nurmagomedov record
His opponent, the undefeated World combat sambo champ Umar Nurmagomedov, has a perfect record of 18-0-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the bantamweight division.
In his last three bouts he has beat Raoni Barcelos (Umar Nurmagomedov vs Raoni Barcelos), Bekzat Almakhan (Umar Nurmagomedov vs Bekzat Almakhan) and Cory Sandhagen (Cory Sandhagen vs Umar Nurmagomedov).
Fight card
Here is the UFC 311 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV
Islam Makhachev vs Renato Moicano Carneiro
Merab Dvalishvili vs Umar Nurmagomedov
Jiri Prochazka vs Jamahal Hill
Serghei Spivac vs Jailton Almeida
Kevin Holland vs Reinier de Ridder
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPNews / Disney+ / ESPN+)
Raoni Barcelos vs Payton Talbott
Azamat Bekoev vs Zachary Reese
Bogdan Guskov vs Billy Elekana
Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Grant Dawson
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Disney+ / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Karol Rosa vs Ailin Perez
Rinya Nakamura vs Muin Gafurov
Bernardo Sopai vs Ricky Turcios
Tagir Ulanbekov vs Clayton Carpenter
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 311 countdown Merab Dvalishvili vs Umar Nurmagomedov, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Merab Dvalishvili vs Umar Nurmagomedov as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights – Spanish
Result
Who won Dvalishvili vs Nurmagomedov fight?
Merab Dvalishvili defeated Umar Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision. Scores were 48–47, 48–47, 49–46.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 311 post-fight octagon interview of Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov.
