Nurmagomedov early Thursday posted an image on his Instagram Stories of a screw in the index finger of his now surgically repaired broken left hand. The break, his manager said earlier in the week, came in the first round of his unanimous decision loss to champ Merab Dvalishvili in their UFC 311 bantamweight title fight this past Saturday.

So, we were all geared up for some fireworks in the co-main event, right? The post Khabib Humiliated Further as Merab Dvalishvili’s Taunt on Nurmagomedov Has Fans Divided After UFC 311 appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Khabib Nurmagomedov has offered his support to his cousin, Umar Nurmagomedov following the latter's loss to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311.

Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov will soon put hands on each other after Friday’s final UFC 311 faceoff at ceremonial weigh-ins.

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.

Merab Dvalishvili proved the doubters wrong and successfully defended his UFC bantamweight championship with a unanimous decision win over Umar

Umar Nurmagomedov is widely compared to his Hall of Fame cousin. But has the real "next Khabib" been in front of our faces this whole time?

Merab Dvalishvili recent reply to Umar Nurmagomedov after being questioned about his love for Georgia leaves the everyone baffled.

UFC 311 has finally reached an apex and we're set for a betting prediction and pick as we decide the Co-Main Event. The Bantamweight (135) Title will be on the line as Champion Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia will take on No. 2 Umar Nurmagomedov of Dagestan. Check the UFC odds series for our Dvalishvili-Nurmagomedov prediction and pick.

Merab Dvalishvili (left) had to be forced to fight at UFC 311 according to Khabib Nurmagomedov (right) [Image Courtesy: @ufc via X/Twitter, and @UFC_Asia via X/Twitter] Khabib Nurmagomedov is less than impressed with Merab Dvalishvili's conduct as the UFC bantamweight champion.

😬Khabib thinks the UFC made Merab Dvalishvili accept the fight with Umar Nurmagomedov: “I believe the UFC… pressured [Merab] and made him fight [Umar]… The UFC needed a co-main event fight, that’s my personal opinion.”