Deiveson Figueiredo believes he has a more compelling case to challenge for the UFC bantamweight title than Umar Nurmagomedov.

Despite Dvalishvili’s reluctance, Abdelaziz expects his fighter Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) to get the next title shot. If victorious, Abdelaziz wants to see Nurmagomedov fight O’Malley in his first title defense, even though O’Malley would be coming off a lopsided title loss.

Merab Dvalishvili likely has his hands full in his first title defense.Nothing's official quite yet following Dvalishvili's title win over Sean O'Malley at UFC 306, but from the looks of it, the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov will be next in line for the bantamweight strap.

Less than a week after winning UFC gold, Merab Dvalishvili has continued to terrorize Sean O'Malley in a hilarious manner. The proud Georgian became the second ever fighter from his country to capture a UFC title.

Merab Dvalishvili isn’t having any of Sean O’Malley’s nonsense. This past weekend, Dvalishvili won the bantamweight title, taking a unanimous decision victory over O’Malley in the main event of UFC 306.

Sean O'Malley's scorecard for UFC 306 might look different from yours. We're days removed from the UFC's one-and-done show at the Sphere, which saw Merab Dvalishvili (18-4) end a year-long title reign for bantamweight champion O'Malley (18-2,

Sean O'Malley disputes UFC 306 loss to Merab Dvalishvili, claiming victory after rewatching the fight and reviewing the judges' call.

As far as Sean O’Malley is concerned, he is still the UFC bantamweight champion. While the record books and all […]

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