Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili might not have fought at UFC 311 if he didn't find a way to trick the California Athletic Commission.

While in the UFC 311 co-main event, bantamweight titleholder Merab ... Dvalishvili was on a 10-fight winning streak. Prior to his matchup against O’Malley, Dvalishvili had defeated Marlon Moraes ...

Merab Dvalishvili’s latest win at UFC 311 drew some glowing praise from a former opponent and future UFC Hall of Famer.

Off the back of his UFC 311 victory, Merab Dvalishvili has been branded the greatest bantamweight fighter of all-time by ...

Merab Dvalishvili’s first title ... Jose Aldo, and Marlon Moraes, among others. Against O’Malley, Dvalishvili expertly used his grappling to defuse O’Malley’s vaunted striking en route ...

Dvalishvili went on to win the fight pretty comfortably and even took the chance to showboat during the fight in typical Merab fashion. Following the fight, the challenger claimed that he broke ...

Umar Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili have very different demeanors heading into their bantamweight title fight at UFC 311. Dvalishvili, the champion, was a ball of rage at December's pre-fight ...

Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili ... media scrum, Dvalishvili explained: “Originally I wanted to come back in March, like after six months. Especially I mean my title fight first time ...

Merab Dvalishvili’s UFC career got ... his career and caught the eye of UFC’s Dana White. Dvalishvili rebounded quickly with wins against the likes of Brad Katona, John Dodson and Marlon Moraes. Then, ...