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 downplays broken toe
May 26, 2025
Merab Dvalishvili’s coach downplays broken toe
May 26, 2025
Merab Dvalishvili’s coach downplays broken toe
May 26, 2025