Umar Nurmagomedov was the perfect fighter in the early rounds against UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili. While fatigue did not make a coward of Nurmagomedov, it certainly caused his downfall at UFC 311 on Saturday as Dvalishvili outpointed his foe en route to a unanimous decision win (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) to retain the bantamweight title.

In a high-paced affair, UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili retained his title by outworking Umar Nurmagomedov.

We have you covered for all of tonight's UFC 311 results, including the co-main event between Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov.

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.

Merab Dvalishvili outpaced Umar Nurmagomedov for five rounds, securing his first defense of the bantamweight title at UFC 311.

The bickering and back-and-forth between Merab Dvalishvili and Umar Nurmagomedov continues. The two UFC bantamweights, who meet in the co-main event of Saturday's UFC 311, got into it once again at Th

Merab Dvalishvili (18-4) has gone 11-2 in the UFC en route to becoming World Champion. He rides one of the UFC's longest active winning streaks at 11 fights and most recently beat Sean O'Malley to gain the belt.

Umar Nurmagomedov says Merab Dvalishvili is far too sensitive and he doesn’t get to police whatever is said in the leadup to their fight at UFC 311

He’s mad, he’s insulted, and he’s feeling disrespected — the perfect combination that makes the reigning UFC bantamweight champ unstoppable.