Merab Dvalishvili defends bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311

Merab Dvalishvili with the UFC belt (Photo: Instagram)

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O duel between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan may be the main one, but it won't be the only belt dispute of the UFC 311. Through a video posted on social media, Dana White announced that Merab Dvalishvili will defend the bantamweight belt (up to 61,2 kg) against Umar Nurmagomedov in the co-main event of the January 18 event in Los Angeles, United States.

Merab Dvalishvili seeks first title defense nearly four months after winning the bantamweight belt with a dominant victory over Sean O'Malley at UFC 306, in September. The Georgian has an impressive 11 consecutive wins and has not lost since April 2018.

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First challenger for the title of Merab Dvalishvili, Umar Nurmagomedov is ranked second in the bantamweight rankings, behind only Sean O'Malley. Cousin of Khabib Nurmagomedov, the Russian from Dagestan is undefeated in his professional career, with 18 wins in 18 fights, the last six in the UFC octagon and the most recent over Cory Sandhagen, In August.

With the confirmation of the two title fights in the main fights, the card of UFC 311 has 12 fights so far. Brazil is represented at the event by Johnny Walker, Jailton Malhadinho, Carlos Diego Ferreira, Karol Rosa e Raoni barcelos.

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