After losing the UFC bantamweight title to Merab Dvalishvili in the main event of UFC 306 on Saturday, Sean O'Malley won't be back in the Octagon for quite a while.
Per ESPN's Brett Okamoto, the 29-year-old is set to undergo hip surgery in the first week of October that will rule him out for "anywhere from six months to one year."
O'Malley, who became champion in August 2023, lost the 135-pound title to Dvalishvili by unanimous decision to close out Saturday's show at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
He explained his upcoming absence while speaking to online streamer Adin Ross.