Demetrious Johnson sees UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili having a major advantage over Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defeated Sean O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in a dominant decision win to claim the bantamweight title in Saturday’s UFC 306 main event at Sphere in Las Vegas.

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has reversed course on his willingness to face Umar Nurmagomedov for his first title defense.

Sean O'Malley argues he's still the UFC Champ after winning rounds 1, 3 and 5 in his eyes vs. Merab Dvalishvili. Sean O'Malley's scorecard for UFC 306 might look different from yours. We're days removed from the UFC's one-and-done show at the Sphere ...

Aljamain Sterling rubbishes the claim that Sean O'Malley looked flat at UFC 306. O'Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) was taken down six times en route to a unanimous decision loss to Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA,

Ali Abdelaziz thinks Sean O'Malley is still the biggest fight in the bantamweight division. O'Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) lost his bantamweight title to Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision in Saturday's UFC 306 main event.

Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) made his record-setting 10th consecutive win at 135 pounds the biggest one yet and used his superior grappling to shut down O'Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) over five rounds for a unanimous decision to claim gold at Sphere in Las Vegas.

As far as Sean O’Malley is concerned, he is still the UFC bantamweight champion. While the record books and all […]

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