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

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.

Undisputed UFC bantamweight champion has promised to put his confident rival in his place when they face off for the 135-pound title at UFC 311.

UFC 311 champions Islam Makhachev and Merab Dvalishvili will have custom shorts when they step into the cage at Intuit Dome.

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,

👀Merab Dvalishvili’s coach predicts Umar won’t keep up with Merab’s relentless pace: “3rd, 4th, and 5th rounds, I think it’s gonna be Merab’s fight. I expect a hard couple of rounds, but I also expect Merab to do what he does best and take over.”

The UFC is hosting it's first pay-per-view event of the year live from Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, Jan. 18. There was some thought that the UFC

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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.