Sean O’Malley has overturned Merab Dvalishvili’s victory at UFC 306.
That doesn’t mean a whole lot to UFC or its matchmakers; but in fantasy land, the belt has been returned to “Suga” and will be defended against No. 2-ranked title contender Umar Nurmagomedov at some point next summer.
O’Malley insists he won three of the five rounds inside Sphere in Las Vegas.
“Rewatching the fight,” O’Malley wrote on Twitter. “Round 1, I won that round 100%!! Based on damage that’s my round. Round 2 definitely lost. Took very little damage though. Round 3 was closer than Round 1 in my opinion. My round. Up 2-1 going into Round 4. Round 4 [was] Merab’s round for sure. 2-2 going into the 5th. Round 5 I won. I am the champ. God is good. 1, 3, 5 rounds I won. Defending belt against Umar in Vegas June-July. Please ESPN, UFC, repost the fight. AND STILL!”
Unfortunately for Merab, the Suga State Athletic Commission has already voted.
osing to Dvalishvili will not keep O’Malley from scoring the next bantamweight title shot, according to this outspoken manager. That scenario, however, requires a victory from Nurmagomedov when he battles “The Machine” at some point in early 2025.
Unless this unexpected matchup comes to fruition.
Oh we doing that Nick Diaz math again?
Hey, come on. Nick acted retarded, but not this retarded
I’m more talking the folks on the old og lol
I’m not sure what kind of loser gimmick he’s trying to pull off, but he’s not really pulling it off.
And without the “gimmick” part of “loser gimmick” you’re just left with a loser.
He must’ve missed math class when Hermes Franca was home schooling him.
That was a bad one
I see he is using the Conor strategy of coke infused delusion
Merab’s response was pretty damn funny.
Pure silliness.
Sean behavior is somehow even dumber than his looks
I don’t think he won but he definitely won 2 rounds and Merab did jack shit so the fight was terrible and much closer than people are acting. People act like Merab won 5-0 or finished him while in reality he won 3-2 and did very little damage.
It’s obvious the guy needs a professional writing team!
I need some community notes on his face tats. Couldn’t read any of them.
Mark down another round for the Georgian!
I would say he won 1 round and displayed fundamental lack of technique in at least 3 of the rounds that is unbecoming of a champion in 2024.
Merab was getting takedowns on his first shots. He didn’t even have to chain wrestle him at all. It was brutal to watch.