"Two of those four fights were against Sean O'Malley. One time, he basically mauled him, and the other time he choked him out with one arm. So does it count as four? I think that he didn't even prepare for Sean O'Malley, honestly. He just knew he was gonna wrestle him out."
"Dvalishvili won the bantamweight title against Sean O'Malley in 2024. 'The Machine' then defended his title against Umar Nurmagomedov, submitted O'Malley in a rematch, and defended his title a third time against Cory Sandhagen - all within a year. Dvalishvili then put his title on the line for the fourth time last year against Yan at UFC 323 in December."
Merab Dvalishvili won the bantamweight title in 2024 and defended it four times within a year, including victories over Umar Nurmagomedov, Sean O'Malley in a rematch, and Cory Sandhagen. Petr Yan defeated Dvalishvili via unanimous decision at UFC 323 in December. Yan criticized Dvalishvili's title reign, noting that two of the four title defenses were against O'Malley, with one being a dominant wrestling performance and the other a submission. Yan suggested Dvalishvili didn't adequately prepare for the O'Malley rematch, knowing wrestling would suffice. Yan also mentioned a hand injury from their previous 2023 encounter and warned that inadequate preparation for their December rematch was a significant mistake.
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