When former bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley lost the belt to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306 , he entered the fight under less than ideal conditions. Following the loss, “Suga” headed into surgery to repair an injured hip. O’Malley doesn’t think the hip injury played a major role in the fight itself, but it did affect his preparation for the fight. “I was confident that I could go out there and knock Merab out. I did it against Aljo ( Aljamain Sterling ). The Aljo fight was worse, like the rib.
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Sean O’Malley prepared for a ’25-minute war’ with ‘sloppy’ Merab Dvalishvili – MMA Weekly