Alexa Grasso’s facial features says all of it.
In a brand new video posted to the UFC’s social media on Tuesday, bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley and top-ranked contender Merab Dvalishvili acquired right into a heated confrontation because the fighters gathered collectively to start selling the upcoming UFC 306 card on Sept. 14 at Sphere in Las Vegas.
From the look of issues, O’Malley and Dvalishvili have been a part of a promotional shoot for the upcoming struggle, which is a part of a celebration for Mexican Independence Day.
The video reveals Dvalishvili approaching O’Malley and expressing that he was “so pissed” after he acquired into it together with his upcoming opponent’s head coach Tim Welch. The trade happened again in Might, which additionally concerned former champion and Dvalishvili’s shut buddy Aljamain Sterling, after Sterling accused Welch of speaking trash to him from the nook when he fought O’Malley in August 2023.
Dvalishvili ultimately injected himself into the dialog saying “I’ll smash O’Malley contained in the cage after which smash his coach outdoors of the cage.” Seeing O’Malley in the course of the photoshoot will need to have reminded Dvalishvili of that interplay, as a result of he approached the UFC champion with safety holding a detailed eye on issues.
Dvalishvili will be heard saying he needed to “smack his face,” which earned a fiery retort from O’Malley.
“When you’ve got an issue with him, you’ll be able to take it up with him,” O’Malley mentioned. “He’ll struggle you. If that’s what you need. After the struggle you must undoubtedly attempt to smack his face. It’s best to undoubtedly attempt that. That may be humorous. It’s best to attempt that.”
Dvalishvili then said that he wasn’t making an attempt to compete towards Welch within the UFC however relatively “I’m speaking a few road struggle.”
O’Malley rapidly fired again and invited him to attempt.
“You possibly can road struggle him. I’d like to see that,” O’Malley mentioned. “You need to die? Is that what you’re saying? He’ll kill you.”
As the long run opponents continued arguing, Grasso — who fights Valentina Shevchenko on the identical card — might solely provide a wide-eyed response as she watched O’Malley and Dvalishvili proceed to argue.
Judging by this interplay, O’Malley and Dvalishvili ought to have some fascinating instances forward, particularly throughout struggle week with press conferences and weigh-ins bringing them nose to nose once more.
