Sean O’Malley will look to reopen Merab Dvalishvili’s gash at UFC 306.
Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) suffered a lower on the left aspect of his face close to his eye lower than a month earlier than his title battle vs. bantamweight champion O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC), which headlines the promotion’s second annual Noche UFC card Sept. 14 at Sphere in Las Vegas.
Dvalishvili had the laceration stitched up, and even eliminated the stitches himself which boggled UFC CEO Dana White’s thoughts. O’Malley now might need a simple goal which he totally intends on exploiting.
“I’m 100% going to open up that lower, whether or not it’s healed or not,” O’Malley advised veteran fight sports activities reporter Kevin Iole. “I don’t know the way a lot it could actually heal. I’ve by no means actually had any unhealthy cuts so I’m undecided actually – however I’m going to be (focusing on it).
“That’s the left aspect of his face and this proper hand doesn’t miss. I’ll most likely unintentionally hit his nostril earlier than I hit that lower, that nostril simply form of takes up like 85 p.c of his face. So, I’m going to attempt to get round his nostril and get to that lower.”
White known as Dvalishvili “next-level silly” for posting about his lower on social media – and O’Malley agrees.
“Dana referring to him as one of many stupidest individuals or past silly, no matter he stated was fairly correct,” O’Malley continued. “I imply the dude’s simply not that sensible of a man.”
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