LOS ANGELES – The tension between Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov continues to grow following Thursday’s UFC 311 pre-fight press conference staredown.
Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) have had no love lost between each other since the bantamweight title fight was booked for Saturday’s co-main event at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., airing on ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+ and ESPN+.
Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov kept their space at the #UFC311 press conference faceoff. pic.twitter.com/4oZBHb7KXJ
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) January 17, 2025