Sean O’Malley says he has no issues fighting Merab Dvalishvili next if he has to. Bantamweight champion O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) has been angling for a rematch with Marlon Vera (21-8-1 MMA, 15-7 UFC) for his first title defense. He sees it as an opportunity to avenge the lone loss of his career, which came in August 2020 when Vera struck him in his peroneal nerve with a leg kick and finished him by TKO on the ground . “I remember the first time after we fought, everyone was like, ‘Aren’t you going to ask for a rematch?’ I said, ‘No, no, no – that rematch will happen when it’s supposed to happen,’” O’Malley told The Schmo .
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