Merab Dvalishvili can not understand how Umar Nurmagomedov is asking for a title shot with just one win in the top 15.

Despite Dvalishvili’s reluctance, Abdelaziz expects his fighter Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) to get the next title shot. If victorious, Abdelaziz wants to see Nurmagomedov fight O’Malley in his first title defense, even though O’Malley would be coming off a lopsided title loss.

Coach Javier Mendez reveals Umar Nurmagomedov's plan to keep fighting even if denied title shot against Merab Dvalishvili.

Merab Dvalishvili likely has his hands full in his first title defense.Nothing's official quite yet following Dvalishvili's title win over Sean O'Malley at UFC 306, but from the looks of it, the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov will be next in line for the bantamweight strap.

Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) dethroned Sean O’Malley with a dominant decision win to claim the bantamweight title in Saturday’s UFC 306 headliner at Sphere in Las Vegas. In the post-fight news conference, Dvalishvili insisted that Deiveson Figueiredo is a more worthy challenger than Nurmagomedov.

Cory Sandhagen believes that Umar Nurmagomedov will beat Merab Dvalishvili when they eventually fight for the title

Dvalishvili argues against a title fight for Nurmagomedov with one win over top-ranked opposition, but that's all it took for Topuria to get his shot at gold when he cleared #5 contender Josh Emmett in his first main event before dethroning Alexander Volkanovski.

Demetrious Johnson sees UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili having a major advantage over Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defeated Sean O'Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in a d