Merab Dvalishvili's stance on Umar Nurmagomedov remains the same. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) claimed the bantamweight title with a dominant decision over Sean O'Malley in Saturday's UFC 306 main event at Sphere in Las Vegas.

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has reversed course on his willingness to face Umar Nurmagomedov for his first title defense.

Newly crowned bantamweight champion, Merab Dvalishvili takes a U-turn and claims himself to be a "company man," ready to warrant Umar the title shot.

Ali Abdelaziz thinks Sean O'Malley is still the biggest fight in the bantamweight division. O'Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) lost his bantamweight title to Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision in Saturday's UFC 306 main event.

Cory Sandhagen believes that Umar Nurmagomedov will beat Merab Dvalishvili when they eventually fight for the title

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.

Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) dethroned Sean O’Malley with a dominant decision win to claim the bantamweight title in Saturday’s UFC 306 headliner at Sphere in Las Vegas. In the post-fight news conference, Dvalishvili insisted that Deiveson Figueiredo is a more worthy challenger than Nurmagomedov.

Umar Nurmagomedov doesn't think newly crowned UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili has been consistent with his views.

Demetrious Johnson sees UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili having a major advantage over Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defeated Sean O'Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in a d

Merab Dvalishvili is confident he would run through Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) challenges bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 306 headliner at Sphere (ESPN+ pay-per-view,