Looking to reclaim his position at the top of the pecking order at 135-lb, Sean O’Malley enters his much-anticipated rematch with Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 316 with a lot to gain, but also a lot to lose. Having once reigned over the bantamweight class for nearly a year, “Suga” Sean O’Malley ripped the championship away from Dvalishvili’s teammate, Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292. He went on to defend his strap once against Marlon Vera before dropping it in disappointing fashion to the Georgian steamroller at UFC 306.
Currently in the midst of a mind-boggling 12-fight win streak, Dvalishvili has bested some of the greatest bantamweights in the world after losing his last bout to Ricky Simón in 2018.