Merab Dvalishvili is inevitable. Despite Umar Nurmagomedov's best efforts in his first crack at UFC gold, Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) proved his championship metal by getting better as the fight reached deep waters.

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

The reigning UFC bantamweight champion earned the first defense of his belt with a grueling decision over Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311.

Kevin Holland said he wasn’t overly impressed with Reinier de Ridder heading into UFC 311, but perhaps his opinion now has changed.

Reiner de Ridder debuted with the UFC in November, but UFC 311 was his real welcome party. De Ridder, a former two-division champion under the ONE Championship banner, delivered a flawless performance inside Los Angeles' Intuit Dome on Saturday that will do him wonders moving forward.

Reinier de Ridder lived up to his pre-fight promises, submitting Kevin Holland in the first round to kick off the UFC 311 PPV main card at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The former two-division ONE Championship titleholder needed just 3:42 to secure a rear-naked choke victory,