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Merab Dvalishvili’s coach doesn’t think Sean O’Malley deserved an immediate rematch

BAD MMA News — Tue, 27 May 2025 12:38:53 +0000

The bantamweight title changed hands at UFC 306 last September. Merab Dvalishvili dethroned Sean O’Malley at The Sphere in Las Vegas to capture the 135-pound championship. The two will rematch in the UFC 316 main event on June 7 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Following their first fight, O’Malley went into surgery while Dvalishvili defended his title for the first time. O’Malley hasn’t fought since the UFC 306 loss , and Dvalishvili’s coach, John Wood , doesn’t think O’Malley deserves an immediate rematch. “I believe, first and foremost, I’ll say it time and time again, the UFC knows what they’re doing. They are way smarter than any of us when it comes to the business of it, so I never knock the on who deserves, or who should, who should this,” Wood said during an interview with Submission Radio . “When it comes to making those decisions, they make the best decisions. Sometimes it’s not the decisions we want as fans, or fighters and coaches and teams, but it is what it is,” Wood continued. “Do I personally think he should have had to fought somebody else?

Merab Dvalishvili’s coach doesn’t think Sean O’Malley deserved an immediate rematch – MMA Weekly

Merab Dvalishvili’s coach downplays broken toe

BAD MMA News — Mon, 26 May 2025 09:14:14 +0000

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Merab Dvalishvili’s coach downplays broken toe

BAD MMA News — Mon, 26 May 2025 09:14:14 +0000

Last week bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili revealed that he broke his toe two weeks before his UFC 316 rematch with Sean O’Malley . The championship rematch with O’Malley headlines the UFC 316 fight card at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on June 7. The injury appeared to be similar to what forced Conor McGregor out of his scheduled return at UFC 303 last year. In an appearance on Submission Radio, Dvalishvili’s coach, John Wood , downplayed the injury. “He loves to rile everybody up. The thing is, as much as people think, ‘oh, that’s stupid or this or that.’ He would never post something that was going to take him out of a fight,” Wood told Submission Radio .

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‘Half Dead’ Merab Dvavishvili was nearly pulled from UFC 311 by coach

BAD MMA News — Tue, 20 May 2025 15:35:16 +0000

Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili successfully defend his title at UFC 311 in January but was nearly pulled from the fight due to injuries and a staph infection. “The Machine” defeated Umar Nurmagomedov in Inglewood, Calif., but his coaches had given serious consideration to pulling him from the event. Dvalishvili’s coach, John Wood, revealed the multiple issues his fighter was dealing with heading into the UFC 311 title bout. “I think that Umar was going to be the toughest fight for Merab at the time,” Wood told MMA Fighting .

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Coach: Merab Dvalishvili bantamweight GOAT if he beats Umar Nurmagomedov

BAD MMA News — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:40:56 +0000

John Wood argues that Merab Dvalishvili could separate himself with a win at UFC 311. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defends his bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in the Jan. 18 co-main event from Inglewood, Calif. ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). With wins over the likes of former champions Petr Yan, Henry Cejudo, Jose Aldo, and Sean O’Malley already on his resume, Wood says beating Nurmagomedov would make Dvalishvili the greatest bantamweight of all time. “(If) Merab goes out and beats Umar, which I believe he will, I think there’s no question that he’s the bantamweight GOAT,” Wood told Inside Fighting

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John Wood: Alex Pereira ‘breaks game first and shoots on Khalil Rountree’ at UFC 307

BAD MMA News — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:41:01 +0000

John Wood thinks Alex Pereira will resort to wrestling Khalil Rountree at some point during UFC 307. Rountree (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) challenges light heavyweight champion Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in the Oct. 5 main event from Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

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Radio (noon ET): Brandon Thatch, Roger Bowling, Daniel Straus, Jon Anik

BAD MMA News — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:20:00 +0000

MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show UFC Fight Night 27 winners Brandon Thatch and Roger Bowling, Bellator title challenger Daniel Straus, UFC play-by-play voice Jon Anik and Syndicate MMA coach John Wood.

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