Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley traded a ton of pre-fight trash speak earlier than their first assembly within the UFC. Apparently, it wasn’t severe — a minimum of, not from the previous’s perspective.
Dvalishvili and O’Malley first met at UFC 306 on the Las Vegas Sphere final September. Dvalishvili was difficult O’Malley for the bantamweight belt, and finally succeeded on his mission, dominating the five-round battle along with his wrestling to a clear-cut unanimous resolution win.
Whereas O’Malley has not gained a battle since, he has been granted a rematch with the champ Dvalishvili at UFC 316.
The cardboard is slated for June 7. There’s actually time for issues to warmth up between from time to time, however to date, the pair have been rather more cordial than they had been earlier than their first assembly.
Quickly after spending a while hanging out with O’Malley in a sizzling tub, Dvalishvili seem on the Helwani Present, the place he paid his opponent some shocking compliments.
Merab Dvalishvili says he likes Sean O’Malley and thinks he’s cute 😭😭
“He’s humorous, he’s cute, and he’s an excellent fighter too.”
🎥 @arielhelwani #UFC316pic.twitter.com/iLYDS8iu8X
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) April 8, 2025
“That was so cool,” Dvalishvili mentioned of his jacuzzi session along with his UFC 316 rival. “All optimistic. I all the time favored the man. I don’t comply with many 135’ers on Instagram, and I comply with him. He’s humorous, he’s cute, and he’s an excellent fighter too.”
Merab Dvalishvili has fought as soon as since profitable the belt from Sean O’Malley final 12 months. It occurred at UFC 311 in January, when he handed Umar Nurmagomedov his first skilled loss with a unanimous resolution. He’s additionally driving wins over legends and former champs like Henry Cejudo, Petr Yan, and Jose Aldo. He’s thought-about one of many prime pound-for-pound fighters in MMA proper now.
