Despite Dvalishvili’s reluctance, Abdelaziz expects his fighter Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) to get the next title shot. If victorious, Abdelaziz wants to see Nurmagomedov fight O’Malley in his first title defense, even though O’Malley would be coming off a lopsided title loss.

Sean O’Malley takes a hit of a bong, kicks it away before punching the pads held by a trainer who is sitting on the back of a moped driving away from him.

Coach Tim Welch has received plenty of criticism for how he handled Sean O'Malley's corner at UFC 306. O'Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) lost his bantamweight title by unanimous decision to Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA,

Sean O'Malley's scorecard for UFC 306 might look different from yours. We're days removed from the UFC's one-and-done show at the Sphere, which saw Merab Dvalishvili (18-4) end a year-long title reign for bantamweight champion O'Malley (18-2,

As far as Sean O’Malley is concerned, he is still the UFC bantamweight champion. While the record books and all […]

If now-former UFC men’s bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley didn’t quite look like his usual self at UFC 306 when he lost his title via unanimous decision to Merab Dvalishvili, an injury sustained during his preparations could have been a contributing factor.