Sean O’Malley nonetheless has hopes that he can beat Merab Dvalishvili in a possible trilogy bout. For now, O’Malley is scheduled to battle Tune Yadong subsequent yr at UFC 324, and Dvalishvili will run it again with Petr Yan this weekend at UFC 323.
‘Suga’ misplaced his bantamweight championship to ‘The Machine’ in 2024. The 2 ran it again earlier this yr at UFC 316. For the title rematch, though O’Malley labored on his takedown protection, it was nonetheless not sufficient. Dvalishvili pressured the faucet from O’Malley in Spherical 3 by submitting him with a north-south choke.
O’Malley lately appeared on The Ariel Helwani Present and spoke about his profession targets. He additionally mentioned {that a} third battle with Merab Dvalishvili “is smart,” as he believes they’re nonetheless 1-1.
“Profitable the belt once more sounds enjoyable. Merab’s clearly there on the prime. We’re 1-1, so a trilogy is smart… I would like massive fights… if the title is on the road, that simply provides extra to it. I might be a Three-round champ. Possibly if Merab wins, he’s the 5-round champ, I’m the Three-round champ. That sounds sick to me.”
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O’Malley feels he generally is a “three-round champ,” and Merab Dvalishvili generally is a “five-round champ.” That is him commending the Georgian’s countless cardio and never getting weary in any respect, whereas ‘Suga’ believes he fights higher in three-rounders.
O’Malley additionally lately said that for his upcoming bout, he proposed a two-round bout of three minutes every, which was rejected.
Sean O’Malley breaks down UFC 323: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan 2
Sean O’Malley additionally gave his evaluation of the UFC 323 headliner wherein Merab Dvalishvili will run it again with Petr Yan. O’Malley highlighted that Dvalishvili is gaining extra confidence in his placing, as proven in his previous couple of outings.
‘Suga’ thinks the one method Yan can win is that if the champion will get too assured in his placing and ‘No Mercy’ manages to catch him off guard.
“The one method I see Yan beating him is that if Merab will get too assured in his arms…. Petr is somebody you gotta watch out with, conserving your chin up, as a result of he’ll capitalize. He’s acquired such good counters, he’s quick, he’ll sit within the pocket, he’ll commerce. However Merab, I feel his battle IQ is smarter than his common IQ.”
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In distinction, ‘The Machine’ said in a latest interview with ESPN MMA that he intends to safe a KO or a TKO towards Yan this weekend.
