Merab Dvalishvili's coach recently opened up about Dvalishvili's surge in popularity and lavished praise on how the UFC bantamweight kingpin conducts himself in his personal life.

His tight win over Paul Craig last year was a big red flag, and this loss to de Ridder ... That's debatable, as it's arguable that Petr Yan and Umar Nurmagomedov remain ahead of him in the queue.

A decisive win on Saturday, even with the unusual stoppage, was crucial after losing to Umar Nurmagomedov, UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili's last title challenger. "Nothing fires you ...

Sandhagen is entering the octagon tonight following a unanimous decision loss to Umar Nurmagomedov at a UFC Fight Night last August. Figueiredo is also coming off a loss in his last match ...

Sandhagen was coming off a loss last August to Umar Nurmagomedov in a title eliminator, halting a three-fight winning streak. Now he's lined up to challenge for the belt. Sandhagen (18-5 ...

The win separated Sandhagen from a loss to Umar Nurmagomedov in his next most recent fight. Ordinarily, one win would probably not be enough to warrant a title shot. But after his statement win in ...

It was a disappointing setback for Figueiredo and an important bounce-back performance from Sandhagen, who was coming off a recent defeat to Umar Nurmagomedov. After defeating Figueiredo at UFC ...

Both fighters entered Saturday's fight coming off a loss. Sandhagen lost to Umar Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision last August. The loss snapped a three-fight winning streak. Figueiredo was ...

"Sandman" has now won four of his last five and should be just a fight away from a title shot due to his recent defeat to Umar Nurmagomedov. A rematch against former titleholder Yan would make ...

Starting with The Sandman, this is his first fight since his decision loss to Umar Nurmagomedov last August. Prior to the loss to Nurmagomedov, Sandhagen had won three fights in a row with wins ...