Since the April Fool’s Day announcement that a rematch between bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and former titleholder Sean O’Malley would headline the UFC 316 fight card, many have questioned whether O’Malley deserves it. O’Malley lost the title to Dvalishvili at UFC 306 in September and has been sidelined since the loss recovering from hip surgery. Dvalishvili successfully defend the title at UFC 311 in January, defeating Umar Nurmagomedov via decision. While critics of the fight don’t think “Suga” deserves an immediate rematch, Dvalishvili disagrees. “I think even lots of people criticize O’Malley getting a rematch
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Merab Dvalishvili: ‘Sean O’Malley deserves rematch’ – MMA Weekly