Merab Dvalishvili remembers what Hunter Campbell told him moments after he lost the title to Petr Yan in December – and he's holding the promotion to his words. Following his RAF 9 match Saturday, Dvalishvili (21-5 MMA,

Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili has done an exceptional job living up to his nickname, "The Machine," over the years.

Merab Dvalishvili has been told that he is fighting UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan next, but no date has been set for their trilogy bout.

Petr Yan is once again the UFC bantamweight champion after a stellar performance against Merab Dvalishvili. The final pay-per-view main event of the ESPN era took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the bantamweight title on the line in a rematch ...

Petr Yan, the reigning UFC bantamweight champion, has issued an appeal to the UFC, urging the promotion to grant him a slot on the UFC White House card on June 14. Yan’s request comes as he enters the final stages of recovery from back surgery.

LAS VEGAS — Petr Yan stunned Merab Dvalishvili with a dominating effort to capture the bantamweight championship by unanimous decision at UFC 323 on Saturday night. With punishing strikes and several crushing kicks to the rib cage, Yan (20-5) ended ...

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 10: (L-R) Opponents Petr Yan of Russia and Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at UFC APEX on March 10, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) The final ...