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Merab Dvalishvili Outlasts Umar Nurmagomedov in Exciting Title Tilt – UFC 311 Highlights

Merab Dvalishvili Outlasts Umar Nurmagomedov in Exciting Title Tilt - UFC 311 HighlightsMerab Dvalishvili delivered a brilliant performance in the UFC 311 co-main event on Saturday night, securing a decisive decision…

Merab Dvalishvili Outlasts Umar Nurmagomedov in Exciting Title Tilt - UFC 311 Highlights

Merab Dvalishvili delivered a brilliant performance in the UFC 311 co-main event on Saturday night, securing a decisive decision victory over the previously undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov.

Things got off to a relatively slow start in the opening round, but things finally started to open up near the two-minute mark when Dvalishvili let his hands go and started to light up the Dagestani with his strikes. However, it was Nurmagomedov who’d land the most significant blow of the round, landing a big right hand that had ‘The Machine’ reeling with 10 seconds to go in the round.

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While the first round definitely belonged to Dvalishvili, Nurmagomedov narrowed the gap in the second, landing a series of solid strikes and showing off his impeccable takedown defense. Nurmagomedov also managed to land the first takedown of the fight, taking Dvalishvili’s back in the process, but it wasn’t long before ‘The Machine’ muscled his way back up.

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In perhaps his best round of the fight thus far, Dvalishvili manages to put Nurmagomedov on the mat for the first time, though he can’t keep him there for very long.

As we made it to the championship rounds, it became clear that Nurmagomedov was beginning to run empty as his movements began looking labored. Of course, ‘The Machine’ looked like he could go another five rounds as he relentlessly attempted takedown after takedown and caught the Dagestani with a nasty overhand right in the waning seconds of the fifth round. With Nurmagomedov rocked, Dvalishvili scored one final takedown, pinning his opponent to the mat until the final seconds ticked off the clock.

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Official Result: Merab Dvalishvili def. Umar Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)

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Check out highlights from Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311:

‘Dagestan, You Have Been Merab’d’ – Fans React As Merab Dvalishvili Outlasts Umar Nurmagomedov In Grueling UFC 311 Battle

In the co-main event at UFC 311, Merab Dvalishvili successfully defended the bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov in an instant classic title fight. The matchup more than lived up to the hype, with the pair delivering an incredibly high-level bout that was fought at an unbelievable pace. Nurmagomedov started the fight well with his superior […]

In the co-main event at UFC 311, Merab Dvalishvili successfully defended the bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov in an instant classic title fight.

The matchup more than lived up to the hype, with the pair delivering an incredibly high-level bout that was fought at an unbelievable pace.

Nurmagomedov started the fight well with his superior striking and remarkable takedown defense allowing him to dictate the fight and stop the champion from implementing his relentless approach. But as the fight went on, the tide started to turn.

Dvalishvili won the final three rounds to retain the title and become the first man to defeat his Dagestani challenger.

The gas tank of “The Machine” was once again the thing that separated him from his opponent, with a crazy amount of takedown attempts that didn’t seem to take any energy away from him. Nurmagomedov may have lost his undefeated record, but despite tiring in the second half of the fight, he proved himself to be an incredible adversary for the reigning titleholder.

Fight fans reacted on social media to the first title fight of 2025, which set an extremely high bar for the rest of the year.

‘Waiting On Hill’s Excuse’ – Fans React As Ji?í Procházka Knocks Out Jamahal Hill In Battle Of Ex-Champs At UFC 311

With plenty of anticipation around their fight, Ji?í Procházka managed to come out on top in a battle of former UFC light heavyweight champions, defeating Jamahal Hill at UFC 311. After feints and feeling out on both sides, Hill started to work combinations, but Procházka soon found his rhythm and landed power shots, one of […]

With plenty of anticipation around their fight, Ji?í Procházka managed to come out on top in a battle of former UFC light heavyweight champions, defeating Jamahal Hill at UFC 311.

After feints and feeling out on both sides, Hill started to work combinations, but Procházka soon found his rhythm and landed power shots, one of which dropped his opponent. The two traded throughout the later portion of the opening frame, but it appeared that the American was tiring from loading up, reaching, and missing his punches.

“Denisa” and “Sweet Dreams” each had their moments in the second round, landing inside and connecting with powerful single punches and combinations, momentum swinging both ways.

But the Czech fan favorite caught Hill at the right moment during the third round, dropping him with a one-two combination, punctuated with a right hand, before finishing things with some ground-and-pound.

Ji?í Procházka KOs Jamahal Hill In Back & Forth War At UFC 311

Both of these men came into this fight off unsuccessful title shots against Alex Pereira last year. They are also both former light heavyweight champions who didn’t lose their title in the Octagon.

Procházka defeated Glover Teixeira at UFC 275 to win the 205-pound championship but vacated due to injury. He lost to Pereira twice (at UFC 295 and UFC 303), with a win over Aleksandar Raki? at UFC 300 sandwiched in between.

Hill, meanwhile, defeated Teixeira for the vacated title at UFC 283 but had to relinquish the gold himself due to injury. He lost to Pereira at UFC 300 last April.

Jailton Almeida Brutalizes Serghei Spivac, Lands First-Round TKO – UFC 311 Highlights

Jailton Almeida Brutalizes Serghei Spivac, Lands First-Round TKO - UFC 311 HighlightsJailton Almeida scored his eighth victory inside the Octagon at UFC 311, delivering a dominant performance against heavyweight standout…

Jailton Almeida Brutalizes Serghei Spivac, Lands First-Round TKO - UFC 311 Highlights

Jailton Almeida scored his eighth victory inside the Octagon at UFC 311, delivering a dominant performance against heavyweight standout Serghei Spivac.

Spivac scored a quick takedown on Almeida and looked to light up the Brazilian with some stiff ground-and-pound strikes, but it wasn’t long before ‘Maladinho’ reversed the position, taking Spivac’s back in the process.

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Spivac managed to turn his body, once again top position on Almeida which forced the Brazilian to scramble, working his way back up. Once on their feet, Almeida delivered a devastating combination punctuated by a nasty right hand that had Spivac reeling.

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With Spivac flattened out on the mat, Almeida unleashed a flurry of strikes that forced the referee to step in and call for the stoppage with less than 10 seconds to go in the opening round.

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Official Result: Jailton Almeida def. Serghei Spivac via TKO (strikes) at 4:53 of Round 1.

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Check out highlights from Jailton Almeida vs. Serghei Spivac at UFC 311:

‘Dricus Du Plessis 2.0’ – Fans React As Reinier de Ridder Taps Kevin Holland In One Round At UFC 311

After a shaky outing in his UFC debut, Reinier de Ridder scored an impressive victory in his first performance on pay-per-view, opening up the UFC 311 main card with a submission of Kevin Holland. De Ridder scored a takedown in the opening seconds of round one. Despite a triangle attempt from Holland, the Dutchman was […]

After a shaky outing in his UFC debut, Reinier de Ridder scored an impressive victory in his first performance on pay-per-view, opening up the UFC 311 main card with a submission of Kevin Holland.

De Ridder scored a takedown in the opening seconds of round one. Despite a triangle attempt from Holland, the Dutchman was able to control the action and had success in top position. As “Trailblazer” tried to stand up, “RDR” got to Holland’s back, bringing him back to the ground and locking in a body triangle and choke for the first-round submission.

Reinier de Ridder Makes Quick Work Of Kevin Holland Via First-Round Submission At UFC 311

De Ridder, the former champ-champ in ONE Championship, made his Octagon debut at UFC Vegas 100 last November, getting rocked by Gerald Meerschaert before coming back to score a third-round submission.

Holland, meanwhile, has now lost four of his last five fights.

‘Needs To Go To Dagestan’ – Fans React As Payton Talbott Suffers First Career Loss In One-Sided Fashion vs. Raoni Barcelos At UFC 311

In what has perhaps been the biggest shock of the night thus far at UFC 311 — the promotion’s first pay-per-view card of the year — Payton Talbott’s undefeated record came to an end at the hands of Raoni Barcelos. Barcelos dominated the fight from start to finish, using his size and wrestling to success. […]

In what has perhaps been the biggest shock of the night thus far at UFC 311 — the promotion’s first pay-per-view card of the year — Payton Talbott’s undefeated record came to an end at the hands of Raoni Barcelos.

Barcelos dominated the fight from start to finish, using his size and wrestling to success. The Brazilian, in fact, dominated the opening round and appeared to put a hurting on the American up-and-comer. Talbott had a sense of urgency in the second round, trying to take control and come out on the front foot, but Barcelos simply did more.

The veteran’s success continued into the third round, as he swept the judges’ scorecards.

Raoni Barcelos Hands Payton Talbott First Loss In Dominant Display At UFC 311

Arriving to the UFC off a win on Dana White’s Contender Series, Talbott had scored wins over Nick Aguirre, Cameron Saaiman, and Yanis Ghemmouri.

Meanwhile, Saturday’s result marked Barcelos’ second straight win, with his last fight coming back at UFC Mexico City last year, where he defeated Cristian Quiñonez.