Sean O’Malley plans to have a brief evening at work in Noche UFC’s predominant occasion subsequent month (Sat., Sept. 14, 2024).
The following Bantamweight title challenger, Merab Dvalishvili, is basically anticipated to be “Sugar’s” hardest take a look at because of the model conflict between the 2. Putting favors the lengthy and rangy champion, O’Malley, whereas Georgia’s Dvalishvili is among the finest wrestlers on the planet.
No matter Dvalishvili’s clear talent supremacy on the bottom, O’Malley doesn’t anticipate to have to fret about it due to how rapidly he’ll earn one other knockout.
“I don’t assume he’s going to check my wrestling,” O’Malley instructed ESPN. “I don’t assume he’ll be capable of. ‘Aljo’ (Aljamain Sterling) I suppose you could possibly say examined my wrestling somewhat bit. Had me up towards the fence twice, didn’t take me down as soon as. I really feel like that was an enormous win to reply questions on wrestling. [Marlon] ‘Chito’ [Vera] didn’t even attempt to take me down as soon as. In order that was the cardio query. ‘By no means has been 5 rounds, can he do this?’ Did that. Increase. I don’t assume Merab goes to be the one to check my wrestling. I really consider I’ll put his lights out very early.”
Ending Dvalishvili with strikes can be a formidable feat for the champion as “The Machine” has solely been completed as soon as in his 21-fight profession (17-4). That loss was Dvalishvili’s final when he went out chilly from a 3rd spherical guillotine submission towards Ricky Simon in April 2018.
Dvalishvili, 33, has been rocked on a number of events all through his divisional report 10-fight profitable streak however managed to tug by means of. For O’Malley, he simply sees his upcoming challenger as too hittable to outlive the facility and precision he possesses.
“Kinds. I do know I can knock anyone out,” O’Malley stated. “I simply consider he’s going to. It solely takes one mistake. ‘Aljo’ made a mistake, bought his lights put out. ‘Chito,’ wasn’t in a position to put his lights out, very, very powerful dude, however I used to be capable of finding his chin fairly a bit. I consider if I discover Merab’s chin the way in which I used to be discovering ‘Chito’s,’ the way in which I discovered ‘Aljo’s’ chin, I’m going to get him out of there.”
