Dvalishvili won the title off O'Malley back at UFC 306, and fans have clamored for "Suga" to get a rematch ever since. Their first fight was close, but not as close as it could have been.

UFC 316 went down last night (Sat., June 7, 2025) inside Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., which saw Merab Dvalishvili submit Sean O’Malley to retain his Bantamweight title (see it here).

Sean O’Malley was once regarded as the UFC’s next big star but unfortunately, his stardom has taken a big hit over the last ...

After his decisive loss to Merab Dvalishvili in his title fight rematch, it is unlikely Sean O'Malley gets another chance to fight for the UFC bantamweight strap as long as 'The Machine' still holds t ...

Sean O'Malley isn't afraid to give Merab Dvalishvili his flowers after losing their rematch at UFC 316. 'Suga' openly admitted to drastic lifestyle changes in anticipation of his rematch with 'The ...

We witnessed a rip-roaring rematch back in February, when Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland clashed at UFC 312. Now, we ...

A few weeks after UFC 316, O’Malley reversed the lifestyle changes he made for UFC 316. ‘Suga’ eliminated marijuana and high social media activity in the lead-up to his title challenge.

This past Saturday night in the main event of UFC 316, the bantamweight title was on the line. Champion Merab Dvalishvili (20-4) was looking to defend his title against the man he took the title ...

Merab Dvalishvili proved too much for Sean O'Malley to handle once again in the UFC 316 main event. Dvalishvili (20-4 MMA, 13-2 UFC) retained his bantamweight title by defeating O'Malley (18-3 MMA ...

2. Sean O’Malley (18-3, 1 NC) UFC [2] O’Malley repaired his ailing hip and changed his lifestyle ahead of UFC 316, but it was to no avail.