Merab Dvalishvili sits head and shoulders above the rest of the UFC's bantamweights. The reigning 135-pound champion most recently made his first title defense, beating Umar Nurmagomedov.

After emerging as a champion under the WEC banner, Cruz first won bantamweight gold on his UFC debut from Faber in 2011. He proceeded to defend the belt against Johnson before a series of injuries ...

In a 2017 regional Ring of Combat event, Dvalishvili’s 15-second spinning backfist knockout over former Bellator bantamweight ...

Demetrious Johnson defeated Joseph Benavidez ... Before the UFC-WEC merger, Dominick Cruz was the WEC Bantamweight Champion. At WEC 53, Cruz defeated Scott Jorgensen to retain the WEC Bantamweight ...

Dominick Cruz, the name synonymous with precision ... Championship titles and victories over legends like Demetrious Johnson and Urijah Faber, his legacy in the sport is well-established.

Phoenix native Henry Cejudo headlines UFC Fight Night at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena on Feb. 22, taking on Song Yadong in a battle of bantamweight contenders.

Cejudo holds notable MMA wins over TJ Dillashaw, Demetrious Johnson and Marlon Moraes. He retired in 2020 after a win over Dominick Cruz in 2020, then returned in 2023 to fight in UFC 288.

Following Merab Dvalishvili's UFC 311 title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov, he has been named bantamweight GOAT by ...

Weight classes exist for a reason and there's no way of knowing if Jon Jones could beat Demetrious Johnson when all things ... his UFC 298 loss and if he wants to make a statement, Dominick Cruz is ...

Dominick Cruz will return to action for the first time since 2022 to face Rob Font. Former UFC bantamweight champion Cruz (24-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) was last in action Aug. 13, 2022, against Marlon ...