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 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...
What mattered most at UFC 299 at Kaseya Center in Miami? Here are a few post-fight musings. * * * *
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 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...
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...
UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley is baffled by boxing star Ryan Garcia saying he’d beat him in an MMA fight. Garcia issued O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) a challenge – but in MMA. Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs), who meets Devin Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) on April 20 in Las...
UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley has experienced a change of heart. O’Malley, who first meets Marlon Vera on March 9 at UFC 299, said this week that he would seek a champ-vs.-champ showdown with newly crowned featherweight titleholder Ilia Topuria over defending his belt against Merab Dvalishvili (assuming he...
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