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.
The UFC have provided some clarity on what went down during the somewhat bizarre fight between Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili. O’Malley and Dvalishvili threw down during a bantamweight
Win or lose, bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili doesn’t wish for Umar Nurmagomedov to be his enemy after UFC 311.
Dana White took part in a recent sitdown with American sports radio host Jim Rome, during which he revealed that Sean O'Malley may face the winner of the Merab Dvalishvili vs.
For all of the chaos that Merab Dvalishvili typically brings to the Octagon in the form of his endless cardio, spamming wrestling attack and constant forward pressure, his critics are starting to wonder whether the Georgian star is causing too much of it for his own good outside of the cage,
O’Malley was ultimately overmatched by Dvalishvili’s impressive wrestling and lost his belt in a relatively uneventful contest. In fact, one of the highlights came in the first few seconds when the American’s coach Tim Welch used his cheeky tactic of impressions to try and distract the challenger.
UFC 311 has finally reached an apex and we're set for a betting prediction and pick as we decide the Co-Main Event. The Bantamweight (135) Title will be on the line as Champion Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia will take on No. 2 Umar Nurmagomedov of Dagestan. Check the UFC odds series for our Dvalishvili-Nurmagomedov prediction and pick.
UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili went back to work a little quicker than anybody anticipated, returning from a title win in September to a title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov this Saturday at UFC 311 - and Umar's cousin Khabib believes he knows why.