Merab Dvalishvili was the top guaranteed earner at UFC 311. Find out where the others ranked behind him in disclosed salaries.

Despite a tragic outbreak of wildfires across greater Los Angeles and a change to the main event just 24 hours before, UFC 311 proved to be an exciting kickoff to the 2025 pay-per-view schedule for the world's leading MMA promotion on Saturday.

There is no slowing down Islam Makhachev; Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov put on a show, and Jiří Procházka is undoubtedly a star.

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The Octagon returned to Inglewood for tonight's UFC 311 pay-per-view event, and four fighters wound up taking home performance bonuses.

Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov engaged in an exhausting five-round battle in the UFC 311 co-main event, and the bantamweight combatants were rewarded for their efforts.

Islam Makhachev and Merab Dvalishvili capped off 2025's first UFC pay-per-view by defending their belts in drastically different ways.

Jari Prochazka versus Jamahal Hill is the pick of the fights from the rest of the undercard, with betting apps pricing the American at 8/11 to get the win, while Kevin Holland’s middleweight contest against Reinier de Ridder will attract some interest too.

LOS ANGELES — Merab Dvalishvili defeated Umar Nurmagomedov in one of the greatest displays of mixed martial arts in the modern era, by way of unanimous decision, to advance his pro record to 23 wins from 27 fights.

UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili went back to work a little quicker than anybody anticipated, returning from a title win in September to a title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov this Saturday at UFC 311 - and Umar's cousin Khabib believes he knows why.