Sean O’Malley was the previous champion of the Bantamweight Division and was the center of the division for quite some time now. After his loss against Merab Dvalishvili, fans have not heard much from him, but now he criticizes Merab for avoiding some of the fights. Sean O’Malley, Merab Dvalishvili, Petr Yan, and Umar Nurmagomedov are the people who are now competing for the title. The next Bantamweight fights will happen soon, as Merab Dvalishvili is looking forward to accepting fights from challengers.
Recently Petr Yan fought Deiveson Figueiredo and won the fight. After that, he challenged Dvalishvili as he has some history with the current Champion. Yan was also a champion before this but lost his title and a fight against Dvalishvili. He is now on his way to getting revenge against Merab Dvalishvili.
Sean O’Malley Calls Dvalishvili a Coward
Dvalishvili didn’t take much time to reply, he appreciated his hard work and respect, and most importantly he accepted the fight. He looks forward to seeing him in the Octagon in March. He does not want to fight Umar. When Dvalishvili accepted the challenge from Yan he made that clear to the world. Sean O’Malley recently appeared on his YouTube show called “Timbo Sugar Show” where he addressed the recent announcement of Dvalishvili.
According to Sean O’Malley, Dvalishvili is scared of Umar, especially because of Umar’s undefeated career. Umar wants to fight Dvalishvilli in January, but it will not be possible if he fights Petr first. Sean O’Malley also mentioned his and Dvalishvili’s fight and how O’Malley believes that he won. The main thing that O’Malley focused on was Dvalishvili hiding from Umar and constantly fighting safely and fighting unknown fighters like Yan.
Merab Dvalishvili defeated Petr Yan via unanimous decision in 2023. Coached by Tim Welch, Sean O’Malley entered the conversation with a bolder statement. Selecting his words wisely, Welch described to imagine how much more fascinating the division would be if Merab wasn’t in it.
Umar Nurmagomedov’s Strong Record
Umar Nurmagomedov is the cousin of the famous Khabib Nurmagomedov and recently defeated Cory Sandhagen. He also spoke about Dvalishvili was not happy about the actions of Dvalishvili. He claimed that Dvalishvili was a coward and avoided fighting with him.
On the other side, Dvalishvili was expected to give a good reason to reject the fight against Umar but he claims that Umar has not done enough to be given a big title shot. Merab mentioned his accomplishments including the knockouts against his last 10 opponents. After all that, he had an opportunity to have the title, making it seem like Umar still has to work a lot to earn the title shot.
Final Thoughts
Now, UFC fans are asking about Merab Dvalishvili if he’s trying to avoid a fight with Umar Nurmagomedov or not. Fans will keep discussing it but the main thing is that the rivalry between Umar and Merab is heating up which will end in a big fight. After the Sean O’Malley fight, this was already heating up but both fighters have since been talking trash about each other on social media.
Umar Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili will be ready to show their best when they get in that Octagon for which the environment is already made up. Umar represents the white Papakha and Nurmagomedov family and on the other side, Merab represents Brown Papaka. Both fighters also talked a little about their countries and nationalities which will result in hyping the fight more. What are your thoughts about Umar Nurmagomedov vs Merab Dvalishvili?
