Sean O’Malley’s head coach, Tim Welch claims he has noticed a major foil within the gameplan and talent of incoming title challenger, Merab Dvalishvili forward of Noche UFC subsequent month — claiming it’s doubtless too late within the day for the Georgian to handle now.
O’Malley, the present undisputed bantamweight champion, is slated to return to headline Noche UFC subsequent month — taking up Merab Dvalishvili as a part of a title doubleheader on the Las Vegas Sphere — making an attempt to defend his championship for the second time this yr.
Most just lately that includes again in March at UFC 299, Montana striker, O’Malley most just lately landed a one-sided unanimous resolution win over Marlon Vera, avenging his sole skilled loss in combined martial arts competitors.
As for Merab Dvalishvili, the Tbilisi grappler turned in a one-sided resolution win of his personal again in February at UFC 298, dispatching former two-division titleholder, Henry Cejudo over the course of three rounds within the pair’s title eliminator in Anaheim.
Tim Welch breaks down the failings of Merab Dvalishvili
And interesting in a high-profile spat with O’Malley’s head coach, Welch forward of Noche UFC, Merab Dvalishvili has been warned of a possible flaw in his potential by the outspoken coach — which can be too late to handle.
“(Merab Dvalishli) loses stability a bit bit on the punches,” Tim Welch mentioned on his YouTube channel. “Falls ahead and that’s one thing that undoubtedly might get him in hassle right here and it’s too near the battle now to repair. Actually lunging in right here, throwing the overhand proper, bringing his foot again with him which is one other factor that would get you in hassle. You noticed it with Aljo (Aljamain Sterling).”
“I’m grateful that I’m not having to be a coach, coaching somebody towards ‘Sugar’ (Sean O’Malley) as a result of it will simply be so onerous to seek out sparring companions that may do something remotely near him,” Welch defined. “And then you definitely discover sparring companions that attempt to mimic him. They do their finest at mimicking him.”
“Merab doesn’t even like, management his breath,” Welch continued. “He doesn’t even take into consideration controlling his breath. He simply, he’ll simply breathe in, he’ll be mout respiratory the entire time and he’ll be capable to sustain the tempo. That’s one factor that’s scary about him. He’ll be capable to simply sustain the tempo the entire time. Simply at that, frantic respiratory, frantic tempo, that’s one of many issues that make him actually harmful.”
