Daniel Cormier warns Sean O’Malley of what a potential second loss to UFC Merab Dvalishvili could do to his career.
Aljamain Sterling isn’t sure a rematch between UFC bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley is the fight to make.
UFC 311 has come and gone, and bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili once again put on a dominant performance, this time against formerly undefeated challenger Umar Nurmagomedov. Though Nurmagomedov had the lead in the first two rounds, he quickly gassed out and fell victim to Dvalishvili's high-level conditioning.
Tim Welch the coach of Sean O'Malley believes his fighter is the kryptonite for Merab Dvalishvili, and hopes for a rematch.
Sean O'Malley's coach recently disclosed that Merab Dvalishvili's wrestling stance could be unsuccessful against Umar Nurmagomedov when they compete in their bantamweight title fight at UFC 311.
Sean O’Malley and his coach Tim Welch sat cageside at the Intuit Dome as Merab Dvalishvili outpointed Umar Nurmagomedov en route to a unanimous decision win. After a slow start, Dvalishvili put a ferocious pace on Nurmagomedov in the later rounds, and retained the title in an instant classic at UFC 311.
In a 2017 regional Ring of Combat event, Dvalishvili’s 15-second spinning backfist knockout over former Bellator bantamweight champion Raufeon Stots kickstarted his career and caught the eye of UFC’s Dana White.
T.J. Dillashaw has an unpopular opinion on UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili's hardest fight. Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) retained his bantamweight title when he outlasted Umar Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA,
Having cemented his grip on the UFC bantamweight title, talk of where Merab Dvalishvili fits among the division's all-time greats is picking up.
Former foes Merab Dvalisvhili and Petr Yan are set to serve as coaches for a Russian reality series similar to The Ultimate Fighter
Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) had to win 10-straight fights – including wins over former champions Jose Aldo, Petr Yan, and Henry Cejudo before earning his title shot. He dethroned Sean O’Malley to become UFC bantamweight champion this past September, but didn’t get too much time to enjoy his accomplishment.
UFC men's flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja has seemingly been looking for challenges, but former champion Robert Whittaker says he'll get murdered if he moves up.