Merab Dvalishvili’s leg was in bad shape at UFC 311, not that anyone seemed to notice. Somehow, Dvalishvili not only successfully defended his bantamweight title with a spectacular five-round ...

One of the most impressive fighters in mixed martial arts today is Merab Dvalishvili ... "He got his leg cut up on our bleachers," Wood said. "Like cuts all over. Kept training through it ...

Merab Dvalishvili battled more than the previously ... but it was a longtime cut.” Dvalishvili then explained the origins of his leg injury. “I was doing cardio training on stairs, and I ...

“The cut was still open ... Jan 18, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Merab Dvalishvili (red gloves) fights Umar Nurmagomedov (blue gloves) during UFC 311 at Intuit Dome.

Merab Dvalishvili was one of the night's big winners ... More Christian Petersen/Getty Images Dvalishvili had been nursing a nasty cut on his shin – an injury he sustained in the lead-up to ...

Merab Dvalishvili passed the toughest test of his ... but an accident on the bleachers during training left him with a cut on his shin that required 27 stitches. RELATED: UFC 311: Champions ...

For all of the chaos that Merab Dvalishvili typically brings to the ... lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, was able to cut the line and receive a title shot simply due to his last name.

Merab Dvalishvili showed the world why his ... Dvalishvili received his fight date for Jan. 18. "It was just a big cut," Dvalishvili said. "I was covering it, trying to [keep] training, but ...

Umar Nurmagomedov was the perfect fighter in the early rounds against UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili ... I had a bad cut on my leg... I have an infection on my leg and I hurt my ...

Merab Dvalishvili's successful title defense at ... as Wood explained. "He got his leg cut up on our bleachers," he said. "He was walking by the bleachers and literally – you'll see the pictures ...

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has given his thoughts on training with fellow champion Weili Zhang.

Just four months after besting Sean O’Malley to snatch the bantamweight title at UFC 306, Dvalishvili returned to the cage at UFC 311 to defend his new belt against undefeated challenger Umar ...