Deiveson Figueiredo believes he has a more compelling case to challenge for the UFC bantamweight title than Umar Nurmagomedov.

Merab Dvalishvili isn’t having any of Sean O’Malley’s nonsense. This past weekend, Dvalishvili won the bantamweight title, taking a unanimous decision victory over O’Malley in the main event of UFC 306.

Despite Dvalishvili’s reluctance, Abdelaziz expects his fighter Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) to get the next title shot. If victorious, Abdelaziz wants to see Nurmagomedov fight O’Malley in his first title defense, even though O’Malley would be coming off a lopsided title loss.

Sean O'Malley insists he is still the UFC bantamweight champion, claiming to have won three of the five rounds against Merab Dvalishvili.

Aljamain Sterling recently opened up about the events that led to the heated altercation with Sean O’Malley’s entourage before Noche UFC 306. Sterling’s close friend and training partner, Merab Dvalishvili,

Sean O'Malley's scorecard for UFC 306 might look different from yours. We're days removed from the UFC's one-and-done show at the Sphere, which saw Merab Dvalishvili (18-4) end a year-long title reign for bantamweight champion O'Malley (18-2,

Check out the latest update to the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, including Sean O’Malley’s drop from the top, Valentina Shevchenko reclaiming her crown, and a rise of hungry challengers across the divisions.

If now-former UFC men’s bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley didn’t quite look like his usual self at UFC 306 when he lost his title via unanimous decision to Merab Dvalishvili, an injury sustained during his preparations could have been a contributing factor.