Sean O’Malley
Tim Welch: Merab Dvalishvili never fought someone like Sean O’Malley, ‘who can put your lights out, one punch’
Tim Welch thinks Sean O’Malley’s power will surprise Merab Dvalishvili. Bantamweight champion O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) is targeting Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) for his next title defense – a matchup that his head coach Welch knows will be tough. Dvalishvili was rocked badly in his finish over...
Cory Sandhagen: UFC champ Sean O’Malley has ‘really good shot’ of finishing Merab Dvalishvili
Cory Sandhagen envisions UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley stopping Merab Dvalishvili. O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) announced that he’d like to fight Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) next to prove to everyone that he isn’t ducking the streaking contender. Dvalishvili is a relentless grappler. He attempted a UFC record...
Merab Dvalishvili peeved by Sean O’Malley’s UFC 299 callout: ‘He’s just ignoring me since 2018’
Merab Dvalishivli was impressed, and even surprised, by Sean O’Malley’s UFC 299 performance. The callout? Not so much. Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC), who weighed in as the backup fighter the day prior, had a cageside seat as O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) dismantled rival Marlon Vera (23-9-1 MMA,...
Aljamain Sterling: ‘It’s hard for me to put a lot of stock’ in Sean O’Malley’s win over Marlon Vera at UFC 299
Aljamain Sterling rates Sean O’Malley’s skills highly, but can’t help but question his opposition. Bantamweight champion O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) notched his first title defense Saturday in the UFC 299 headliner with a shutout of Marlon Vera (21-9-1 MMA, 15-8 UFC) – avenging the lone loss of his...
5 biggest takeaways from UFC 299: Time for Sean O’Malley to do right by bantamweight division
What mattered most at UFC 299 at Kaseya Center in Miami? Here are a few post-fight musings. * * * *
Alexander Volkanovski: Sean O’Malley’s ‘striking is going to be too much,’ finishes Marlon Vera by TKO at UFC 299
Alexander Volkanovski sees Sean O’Malley avenging his loss to Marlon Vera by finish. Bantamweight champion O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) rematches Vera (21-8-1 MMA, 15-7 UFC) for his first title defense in Saturday’s UFC 299 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) main event at Kaseya Center in Miami. Vera was able to...
Tim Welch takes blame for Sean O’Malley’s leg injury in Marlon Vera loss, points to ankle wraps as reason
Tim Welch takes responsibility for Sean O’Malley injuring his leg against Marlon Vera in his lone-career loss. O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) suffered a first-round TKO to Vera (21-8-1 MMA, 15-7 UFC) in August 2020, after “Chito” kicked his peroneal nerve and finished him moments later on the ground...
Sean O’Malley: Merab Dvalishvili fight more exciting because people think he can’t be beat
It took a while for Merab Dvalishvili to get Sean O’Malley’s attention. Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) is on a 10-fight winning streak, most recently overwhelming former two-division champion Henry Cejudo at UFC 298. He was declared as No. 1 contender by UFC CEO Dana White. UFC bantamweight champion...
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