Merab Dvalishvili Vs. Sean O’Malley 2

A rematch in between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley acts as the centerpiece of the next UFC pay-per-view battle card. Dvalishvili vs. O’Malley 2 is the headlining bout of UFC 316, which happens on Saturday, June 7, from Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

In the very first conference in between these 2, Dvalishvili scored a consentaneous choice win over O’Malley to win the UFC bantamweight title. Dvalishvili’s triumph ended O’Malley’s title reign after one defense, a choice win over Marlon Vera.

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UFC 316 Battle Card Centerpiece: Merab Dvalishvili Vs. Sean O’Malley 2

Merab Dvalishvili (19-4), a veteran training partner of previous UFC bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling entered the spotlight of the promo’s 135-pound department in September 2014 when he scored a consentaneous choice win over then-champion Sean O’Malley in the primary occasion of UFC 306.

The 33-year-old Dvalishvili signed up with the UFC in 2017 as much-hyped possibility. At the time, Dvalishvili was 7-2 and had actually won and protected the Ring of Fight bantamweight crown.

Dvalishvili did not have a smooth start to his UFC run, losing his very first 2 battles. Being Up To Frankie Saenz by choice, and the 2nd, to Ricky Simon, through submission. In September 2018, things clicked in location for the Serra-Longo Battle Group item, and he has actually not lost because.

Heading into UFC 306, Dvalishvili was on a 10-fight winning streak. Prior to his match versus O’Malley, Dvalishvili had actually beat Marlon Moraes, Jose Aldo, Petr Yan, and Henry Cejudo. The win over O’Malley extended his winning streak to 11 directly. Dvalishvili extended that streak to 12 when he protected his title with a consentaneous choice win over the formerly unbeaten Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311.

Sean O’Malley (18-2-0-1) was 7-0 with 6 surfaces when he got the possibility to combat for a UFC agreement on the very first season of Dana White’s Competitor Series back in 2017. O’Malley, scored a first-round knockout, and a UFC agreement that night.

He went 4-0 in his very first bouts with the promo, getting 3 fight-night bonus offer awards for his efforts, consisting of a ruthless one-punch KO win over UFC veteran Eddie Wineland at UFC 250.

The win over Wineland put O’Malley at No. 14 in the UFC bantamweight rankings and got him a battle versus Marlon “Chito” Vera. Vera won that battle by TKO, handing O’Malley the only defeat on his record.

The loss to Vera knocked O’Malley out of the rankings, however he recovered in his next battle, knocking out Thomas Almeida and making another fight-night bonus offer while doing so. He followed that win with a TKO win over Kris Moutinho.

Regardless of those back-to-back wins, O’Malley stayed unranked when he next entered the Octagon for a December 2021 match versus Raulian Paiva. O’Malley covered that battle up with a knockout at the 4:42 mark of the preliminary. That triumph put O’Malley back in the rankings.

O’Malley’s next bout ended in a no contest, when an eye poke in the 2nd round left Pedro Munhoz not able to continue.

Then, in October 2022, O’Malley was compared with previous UFC bantamweight champ Petr Yan. He went into that contest as the +230 underdog to the -275 ex-champ. The set went the three-round range, with O’Malley getting the split choice nod. That triumph established O’Malley to deal with Sterling in August 2023.

O’Malley has actually not combated because his loss to Dvalishvili. He is the No. 1 fighter in the main UFC bantamweight rankings.

UFC 316 Battle Card Centerpiece: Merab Dvalishvili Vs. Sean O’Malley 2 Opening Chances

When BetOnline initially revealed the wagering chances for the UFC Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O’Malley 2 match, the safeguarding champ was noted as the -300 wagering preferred over O’Malley, who can be found in at +240. Today, Dvalishvili has -265 chances, while the previous UFC bantamweight champ is the +225 wagering underdog.

We will more on the UFC 316 battle card and the Dvalishvili vs. O’Malley 2 bout as battle night techniques. Another title battle in between UFC females’s bantamweight champ Julianna Pena and Kayla Harrison acts as the UFC 316 co-main occasion.