Merab Dvalishvili “The Machine” is back in UFC, his upcoming title defense fight take place with opponent from Russia “Umar Nurmagomedov”. The fight will be co-main event for UFC 311. Dvalishvili become the new UFC Bantamweight champion after defeat in Sean O’Malley back in September 2024 in UFC 306 pay-per-view card.
| Fighters | Purses | Win Bonus | Sponsors | UFC Bonus | PPV Share | Total Payouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merab Dvalishvili | $500k | $100k | $42k | $50k | $700k | $1.39m |
| Umar Nurmagomedov | $400k | $100k | $42k | $50k | $500k | $1.09m |
This upcoming weekend, Merab Dvalishvili will defend title for the first time in UFC career and opponent is Umar Nurmagomedov in UFC 311. Based on his current contract deal with promotion, Merab Dvalishvili purse for the fight will be $500k and it will rise to $1.4 million depends on how much pay-per-view buys his fight bring on ppv night. Merab Dvalishvili currently hold winning record of 10+ fights and looking forward to retain this winning streak in UFC. In 2024, he made two appearance in the UFC and win both of his fights from Henry Cejudo and Sean O’Malley.
The fighter to watch this upcoming week is Umar Nurmagomedov, The 29 year old currently face six opponents in his UFC career so far and defeat all of them. He rise to fame as mma star from Professional Fighters League. In 2021, he made UFC debut defeat Sergey Morozov in the fight. In 2024, he face two opponents Bekzat Almakhan and Cory Sandhagen defeat both of them to get title shot against “Merab Dvalishvili” at UFC 311. Umar Nurmagomedov guaranteed purse for the fight will be $400k which is reported based on title challenger contract deal and his overall earnings can crossed figure of $1 million depends on pay-per-view revenue share.