Sean O'Malley suffered his second straight defeat to UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 316. Yet he appears at peace with the outcome and unshaken in his self-belief, praising ...

After his decisive loss to Merab Dvalishvili in his title fight rematch, it is unlikely Sean O'Malley gets another chance to ...

Sean O'Malley knows how stern of a test UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili is. Dvalishvili (20-4 MMA, 13-2 UFC) will ...

Even if ‘The Sandman’ falls short, though, O’Malley still believes he can be the one to stop ‘The Machine’. While he admitted ...

Petr Yan recently shared his thoughts on Sean O'Malley losing to Merab Dvalishvili for the second time at UFC 316 last month.

Jun 7, 2025; Newark, New Jersey, UNITED STATES; Merab Dvalishvili (red gloves) fights Sean O’Malley (blue gloves) in a bantamweight title fight during UFC 316 at Prudential Center. Mandatory ...

At MMA Fighting’s mid‑season awards, Merab Dvalishvili was voted Best Fighter of 2025 after two dominant title defenses—against Umar Nurmagomedov ...

UFC 316 earlier this month in Newark, N.J., featured some stellar stoppages – and in a rarity, two of them came in title fights. Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili (20-4 MMA, 13-2 UFC ...

Seven titleholders throughout UFC history have achieved three successful defenses in a calendar year. The first was Frank Shamrock in 1998 and the latest was Pereira just last year, when the Brazilian ...

Merab's on a crazy streak right now, he's the greatest bantamweight of all time." O'Malley said he is fully accepting of the result that happened at UFC 316 and is ready to move forward in his career.

We witnessed a rip-roaring rematch back in February, when Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland clashed at UFC 312. Now, we are hoping for more of the same when Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley ...

UFC 320 goes down Oct. 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with a pair of title fights and a banger of a light-heavyweight bout.