Daniel Cormier warns Sean O’Malley of what a potential second loss to UFC Merab Dvalishvili could do to his career.

UFC 311 has come and gone, and bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili once again put on a dominant performance, this time against formerly undefeated challenger Umar Nurmagomedov. Though Nurmagomedov had the lead in the first two rounds, he quickly gassed out and fell victim to Dvalishvili's high-level conditioning.

Sean O’Malley hasn't fully recovered from hip surgery following UFC 306, but Tim Welch has given a positive update.

Tim Welch the coach of Sean O'Malley believes his fighter is the kryptonite for Merab Dvalishvili, and hopes for a rematch.

Sean O'Malley's coach recently disclosed that Merab Dvalishvili's wrestling stance could be unsuccessful against Umar Nurmagomedov when they compete in their bantamweight title fight at UFC 311.

Sean O’Malley and his coach Tim Welch sat cageside at the Intuit Dome as Merab Dvalishvili outpointed Umar Nurmagomedov en route to a unanimous decision win. After a slow start, Dvalishvili put a ferocious pace on Nurmagomedov in the later rounds, and retained the title in an instant classic at UFC 311.

T.J. Dillashaw has an unpopular opinion on UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili's hardest fight. Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) retained his bantamweight title when he outlasted Umar Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA,

Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) had to win 10-straight fights – including wins over former champions Jose Aldo, Petr Yan, and Henry Cejudo before earning his title shot. He dethroned Sean O’Malley to become UFC bantamweight champion this past September, but didn’t get too much time to enjoy his accomplishment.

Cory Sandhagen has called out Sean O'Malley on social media recently, asserting that the former UFC bantamweight champion "has no business fighting Merab Dvalishvili for an immediate rematch.

Merab Dvalishvili’s latest win at UFC 311 drew some glowing praise from a former opponent and future UFC Hall of Famer.

Former middleweight champion Michael Bisping concurred, even though he claimed the rematch would make sense for Merab since O’Malley would be a big-money fight. However, he was quick to course-correct and point out that a number 1 title contender fight was the only thing that made sense.

Having cemented his grip on the UFC bantamweight title, talk of where Merab Dvalishvili fits among the division's all-time greats is picking up.