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Merab Dvalishvili Blames Bad Food for Fifth Round Scare Against Sean O’Malley

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Merab Dvalishvili claims Sean O'Malley only hurt him to the body due to the food he had before their fight.

Dvalishvili challenged O’Malley for the bantamweight title in the main event at UFC 306 on Sept. 14 at the Sphere in Las Vegas. It was grappling-heavy domination from the Georgian for the majority of the fight until the final round, when Dvalishvili appared to be hurt by a teep to the body from “Suga,” immediately dropping his hands low. However, “The Machine” was able to coast his way to unanimous decision victory from there.