Contrary to popular opinion, Robert Whittaker thinks UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley would be the one posing problems for Merab Dvalishvili . Whittaker was very impressed with O’Malley’s (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) performance against Marlon Vera (21-9-1 MMA, 15-8 UFC) Saturday at UFC 299, where he battered “Chito” for five rounds . “Mate, it was a landslide,” Whittaker said on his MMArcade podcast . “Sean was phenomenal, like not only was he striking on point, and I mentioned this in my predictions, that his spacing is so good and obviously he’s got long reach. “He’s a tall guy for the division, but I think his arms just lead that. But his eyes, his instincts and his spacing just lead him to be able to strike and throw punches and fire off lefts and rights and be creative from the outside whenever he wants
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