""I want Petr Yan next," O'Malley said on YouTube. "I hate the idea of him coming off back surgery and fighting Merab... You're gonna f--ing fight Merab within a year after back surgery? It sounds like a f--ing terrible mistake... I'm not gonna go out there and try to shoot and wrestle him. Why would you fight Merab after back surgery when you can fight me? I suck at wrestling. I can't grapple, I'm 1-2 in my last three.""
""Yan recently underwent a lumbar spine surgery and is expected to return this summer. While Yan said that it was a "minor" surgery, he needed nine hours of anaesthesia. Yan is expected to put his title on the line in a rematch against Dvalishvili upon his return. However, O'Malley advises Yan not to return soon from the surgery against Dvalishvili.""
Petr Yan recently underwent lumbar spine surgery and is expected to return this summer, with plans for a rematch against Merab Dvalishvili. Yan described the procedure as "minor" but required nine hours of anaesthesia. Sean O'Malley publicly urged Yan to avoid facing Dvalishvili soon after surgery, warning that relentless grappling could exploit post-surgery vulnerability, and offered himself as an alternative opponent given his limited wrestling. Yan outclassed Dvalishvili to win the title at UFC 323. Dvalishvili had previously beaten O'Malley for the title in 2024 and defended it multiple times. O'Malley last beat Yadong Song.
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