Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O’Malley 2. The rematch we’ve all been ready for? Not precisely.
UFC 316 has its main event and it options the reigning bantamweight champion defending in opposition to O’Malley, the person he beat for the belt again at UFC 306 this previous September. That contest noticed Dvalishvili dominate a lot of the motion along with his relentless wrestling, however O’Malley maintained afterwards that he felt he did higher than the scorecards urged and has campaigned for a rematch since.
Dvalishvili went on to efficiently defend his title in opposition to undefeated challenger Umar Nurmagomedov whereas O’Malley stayed on the sidelines recovering from hip surgical procedure, and now O’Malley will get one other crack at Dvalishvili on June 7 in Newark, N.J., with out having to e book one other battle in between.
To say followers aren’t all in on O’Malley being granted a direct rematch is an understatement and you may take a look at a few of the extra venomous reactions to the UFC 316 headliner announcement under.
