Photo: Islam Makhachev mocks Merab Dvalishvili with a three-word reaction by posting a picture of himself and Umar Nurmagomedov at the UFC PI

UFC lightweight king Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov recently poked fun at reigning UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili. It all started when Dvalishvili uploaded a video to his Instagram account and shared that he was not being allowed into the UFC Performance Institute (PI) as Nurmagomedov was already present there.

In the video, Dvalishvili says:

"I'm here in front of UFC PI and security don't let me go in because they said Umar Nurmagomedov is inside and they are protecting him. Don't worry, guys. I'm not gonna smash him before the fight. But January 18, a different story. I'm not able to go in UFC PI because I was supposed to get treatment for my injury... I was supposed to eat lunch with my friends. What the heck? I'm gonna smash this guy because of all the disrespect, all the lies he was saying. You better show up, Umar."

Check out Merab Dvalishvili's Instagram video below:

In response, Makhachev uploaded a picture of himself and Nurmagomedov in an Instagram story. The caption read:

"In the OFFICE."

Check out a screenshot of Islam Makhachev's story below:

Islam Makhachev uploads an Instagram story with Umar Nurmagomedov

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Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov will compete on the same card

UFC 311 will mark the promotion's first pay-per-view event of 2025. The event will be held on Jan. 18 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The card will be headlined by a lightweight title clash between Arman Tsarukyan and reigning champion Islam Makhachev.

The co-main event will feature another title fight in the form of Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov.

Apart from that, several prominent names like Jiri Prochazka, Jamahal Hill, Renato Moicano, Beniel Dariush, Kevin Holland, Johnny Walker, Jailton Almeida and Serghei Spivac, among others, will also be part of the UFC 311 card.