In just a few short weeks, surging bantamweight MMA contender Umar Nurmagomedov will contend for the undisputed championship against reigning 135-lb king Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311. For the past several months, this matchup has been slowly building with anticipation, mainly due to the bad blood that has been boiling between them.
Their first pre-fight press conference in particular went viral after the Georgian suddenly went off on his soon-to-be challenger. Nurmagomedov will compete in the co-main event, just before his countryman, Islam Makhachev, steps up to defend his lightweight strap for a fourth time opposite Arman Tsarukyan.