Officially slated to finally share the Octagon after months of speculation later this annum, undisputed bantamweight champion, Sean O’Malley had some words of warning for Merab Dvalishvili – who took issue with the Montana striker’s head coach, former fighter, Tim Welch.
O’Malley, the incumbent undisputed bantamweight titleholder, returns to the Octagon in September Noche UFC, taking on the surging Georgian grappling challenger, Dvalishvili in a high-profile Las Vegas Sphere card in Nevada.
Most recently headlining UFC 298 earlier this year in Miami, Dana White’s Contender Series product, O’Malley turned in a one-sided unanimous decision win over Marlon Vera – avenging his sole professional loss.