Georgian fighter Merab Dvalishvili defended his championship belt by defeating Umar Nurmagomedov in the UFC 311 tournament.
The fight lasted for five rounds. Dvalishvili won by unanimous decision. Nurmagomedov suffered the first defeat of his career.
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“I think I won the first three rounds, I don’t accept losing. But everything is the will of Almighty Allah. It was hard for me to hit after the third round; I think I broke my arm. I will reevaluate this fight later; It’s unlikely I’ll lose. I am not angry with the referees.
I knew Merab was a very tough man. “I injured my hand, it affected me,” Nurmagomedov said immediately after the fight.
Russian Islam Makhachev in the main fight of the tournament will meet With Brazilian Renato Moicano. Currently, 32-year-old Makhachev continues to lead the ranking of the best UFC fighters, regardless of weight category.
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