‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley seems to be eyeing a return to the Octagon in September.
Final month, O’Malley efficiently defended his bantamweight world title for the primary time in opposition to division rival Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera within the UFC 299 headliner. Sugar’ delivered a dominant efficiency and scored a clear sweep in opposition to the Ecuadorian earlier than calling out newly minuted featherweight king Ilia Topuria for a possible champion vs. champion superfight.
However first, O’Malley has an enormous drawback to take care of in his personal weight class. An issue named Merab Dvalishvili. ‘The Machine’ has received 10 straight and presently sits within the No. 1 spot within the bantamweight rankings which undoubtedly makes him the subsequent man in line for a shot on the 135-pound crown.
Conceding to what’s proper, O’Malley acknowledged that Dvalishvili could be subsequent regardless of being extra considering a tussle with Topuria. Now, the ‘Sugar Present’ has teased when combat followers may see the epic encounter. Taking to X, O’Malley prompt a possible date with only one phrase. Technically, two phrases merged into one phrase. That’s known as a portmanteau.
Is Sean O’Malley concentrating on UFC 306 in The Sphere?
“Sugtember” O’Malley wrote, clearly teasing a return this September. If that proves to be the case, the combat will probably go down on September 14 when the promotion makes its extremely anticipated debut inside The Sphere in Las Vegas for UFC 306.
O’Malley is 18-1 in his blended martial arts profession (19-0 should you requested him) and has 10 whole victories contained in the Octagon. Final August, he captured the bantamweight belt with an excellent second-round knockout of ex-champion Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292.
Like O’Malley, Merab Dvalishvili has 10 wins underneath the UFC banner in opposition to simply two losses. He has not misplaced a combat since 2018 and is recent off a powerful displaying in opposition to former two-division champion Henry Cejudo at UFC 298 in February.
