Sean O’Malley initially took his second-career loss (18-2, 1 no contest) in stride after UFC 306 this previous weekend (Sept. 14, 2024). Now, he’s again to some acquainted antics.
O’Malley’s year-long Bantamweight title reign got here to an abrupt finish at Noche UFC when tasked along with his anticipated hardest check thus far, Merab Dvalishvili. “The Machine” utilized his limitless cardio and superior wrestling to put on on “Sugar” all through 5 rounds to attain the unanimous resolution win and declare the title.
The 29-year-old former champion owned as much as the defeat (learn his assertion right here) on the evening not like in years previous when he misplaced for the primary time to Marlon “Chito” Vera in 2020 after which had a “No Contest” in opposition to Pedro Munhoz in 2022. Nevertheless, O’Malley should have rewatched the battle and felt he gained the final two rounds of his Dvalishvili loss, making him the victor, in keeping with his newest social media publish.
“Suga State athletic fee BREAKING NEWS,” O’Malley tweeted. “Suga gained 2 of the final 3 rounds!! Struggle Over turned. Suga gained!”
O’Malley formally gained two rounds on two of the three judges’ scorecards at UFC 306. Fairly than the final two rounds, the 2 judges gave O’Malley 48-47 playing cards with him incomes 10-9 scores in rounds three and 5. The opposite decide — who scored the battle 49-46 for Dvalishvili — additionally gave O’Malley spherical 5.
The win prolonged Dvalishvili’s Bantamweight record-win streak to 11 (18-4 total). The Georgian is anticipated to have his first title protection reverse the undefeated (18-0) Dagestani, Umar Nurmagomedov.
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