That is the UFC 316 dwell weblog for Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O’Malley 2, the primary card bantamweight championship bout Saturday at Prudential Heart in Newark, N.J.
The champion Dvalishvili is at present No. 4 in the Pound-for-Pound rankings, with O’Malley hanging on to a spot at No. 19.
Dvalishvili (19-4) defends his title for the second time following a profitable protection in opposition to the beforehand undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov this previous January. He gained the belt with a unanimous resolution nod over O’Malley at UFC 306 and is at present on a 12-fight win streak. The seemingly indomitable Georgian appears to make it a fortunate 13 and additional set up himself as an all-time nice with one other sturdy efficiency in opposition to O’Malley.
For O’Malley (18-2, 1 NC), this might be a do-or-die alternative so far as his championship hopes go. “Suga” has not competed since his first encounter with Dvalishvili at 9 months in the past, taking his time to get well from hip surgical procedure and make just a few key life-style adjustments, together with now not smoking marijuana. He had gained 9 of his first 11 UFC fights earlier than operating into Dvalishvili and now has a second likelihood to beat his private boogeyman.
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