Umar Nurmagomedov expects the UFC to give Sean O’Malley another crack at the bantamweight title after UFC 311 . First and foremost, Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) intends to take care of business against Merab Dvalishvili to win the division’s championship. He will get that opportunity when they meet at UFC 311 on Jan. 18 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+). If he’s successful against Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC), Nurmagomedov expects his first title defense will come against O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC), even though he believes the former champ would rather his opponent win.