Tim Welch

Tim Welch clarifies Round 5 message to Sean O’Malley at UFC 306: ‘It came out the wrong way’

Coach Tim Welch has received plenty of criticism for how he handled Sean O’Malley’s corner at UFC 306. O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) lost his bantamweight title by unanimous decision to Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) in this past Saturday’s main event at Sphere in Las Vegas. Dvalishvili’s...

Merab Dvalishvili: Sean O’Malley’s coach Tim Welch ‘was very disrespectful to me’

Merab Dvalishvili takes issue with Tim Welch’s comments ahead of his fight vs. Sean O’Malley. Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) challenges bantamweight champion O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) Sept. 14 in the UFC 306 main event at Sphere in Las Vegas. O’Malley’s head coach Welch has given Dvalishvili his...

Sean O’Malley’s coach: Knocking out Umar Nurmagomedov ‘would just put him on another level again’

Coach Tim Welch thinks Sean O’Malley taking out Umar Nurmagomedov would elevate him to even further heights. Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) outworked Cory Sandhagen to become No. 1 contender Saturday in the UFC on ABC 7 headliner. O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) puts his bantamweight title on the...

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...

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