If Sean O’Malley hopes to fare better against Merab Dvalishvili the second time around, he’s gonna have to make one major change to his fight game.
In September, ‘The Machine’ delivered an absolutely dominant performance against O’Malley to capture the UFC bantamweight championship. This Saturday night, they’ll run it back when the promotion heads back to Newark, New Jersey, for a loaded UFC 316 card inside the Prudential Center.
Considering how easy it was for Dvalishvili to take the title from O’Malley last year, it should come as no surprise that ‘The Machine’ is a sizeable favorite in the rematch, with sportsbooks favoring him 3-to-1 to retain his title and go two-up on ‘Sugar.