Merab Dvalishvili's coach recently discussed why a potential rematch with Sean O'Malley would pose some unique challenges.
Merab Dvalishvili has revealed that during UFC 311 pre-fight checks, he showed the commission the same leg twice to pass medical tests and hide his injury.
Merab Dvalishvili has revealed he’s ready for any potential rematch with Sean O’Malley. Dvalishvili won the UFC bantamweight title from O’Malley in September, dominating him at
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
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.
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.
UFC 311 was a wild ride. Islam Makhachev and Jiri Prochazka were among the four main card acts to score stoppages. Even the one fight that went the distance was memorable as Merab Dvalishvili showed inspiring will against Umar Nurmagomedov.
Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili might not have fought at UFC 311 if he didn't find a way to trick the California Athletic Commission.
The coach of Sean O'Malley believes the former UFC bantamweight champion can be the "kryptonite" to Merab Dvalishvili.
Going into his first title defense at UFC 311 against Umar Nurmagomedov, undefeated cousin of the legendary Khabib, Merab Dvalishvili was dealing with medical issues during camp,
While Dvalishvili warned fans of his compromised leg before UFC 311, fight week images didn’t capture the full severity of his pre-fight condition. After his unanimous decision win over Nurmagomedov, Dvalishvili shared footage and images of his right leg wounds.