Dressed in an all-burgundy suit with a matching vest underneath, bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili walked into a hotel ballroom for UFC 311 media day with unusual low energy, and that's probably because he had a lot on his mind.

During the main event of UFC 306, Dvalishvili was in a dominant position over Sean O’Malley on route to winning his bantamweight title. And with seconds left in the round, he goaded his rival by kissing him multiple times on the back before referee Herb Dean warned him against the move.

Din Thomas doesn’t see Umar Nurmagomedov being the one to dethrone UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili.

Umar Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili have very different demeanors heading into their bantamweight title fight at UFC 311. Dvalishvili, the champion, was a ball of rage at December's pre-fight press conference while the challenger stayed cool and composed.

Dvalishvili has made it very clear that he doesn't think Nurmagomedov deserves the title fight and has found him disrespectful in the lead-up to their fight. "I'm just going to make him humble,

UFC bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili’s coach opens up about grueling 10-round sparring sessions ahead of UFC 311

Merab Dvalishvili is set to enter the UFC octagon later this weekend against Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 which will mark his first title defense after winning it against Sean O’Malley at UFC 306 last year.

Ahead of his first UFC title shot, Umar Nurmagomedov has named his toughest test at 135 pounds. Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) challenges bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) Jan.