Merab Dvalishvili and Ilia Topuria are leading the charge of European champions in the UFC. Both men share Georgian roots and a mutual respect that runs deep beyond the cage.

Merab Dvalishvili recently gave his take on the UFC pound-for-pound rankings, listing Ilia Topuria, Islam Makhachev, and Alexandre Pantoja above him.

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Merab Dvalishvili shares hilarious story about why he no longer spars with Ilia Topuria Dvalishvili and Topuria share a unique, longtime friendship, stemming from ...

Merab Dvalishvili reveals a surprising reason why he avoids sparring with Ilia Topuria, despite respecting his fighting skills.

Merab Dvalishvili can't say enough good things about his fellow Georgian UFC champion, Ilia Topuria.

Merab Dvalishvili doesn’t spar with Ilia Topuria anymore. The two Georgian champions are good friends and have supported each other throughout their careers. Dvalishvili was in attendance for ...

Merab Dvalishvili has decided to stop sparring with Ilia Topuria and has explained the reason behind the decision. Topuria solidified the Georgians’ status as two of MMA’s most exciting ...

UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili ranks Ilia Topuria and two other fighters higher than him in his personal pound-for-pound rankings.

UFC champions Merab Dvalishvili and Ilia Topuria are good friends. Dvalishvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia prior to immigrating to the United States, whereas Topuria was born in Germany to ...

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili admitted to Ariel Helwani that newly-crowned lightweight champion Ilia Topuria dropped him twice in sparring.

Merab Dvalishvili recalls sparring Ilia Topuria in training Speaking with Ariel Helwani, bantamweight champion and pound-for-pound talent Merab Dvalishvili explained how he can't spar his fellow ...