“The Machine” rolls on, and “The Suga Show” is on hiatus, at least for the time being.
and claim the bantamweight belt. The first round was a tense affair, with both men feeling out the range and rhythm, but the challenger landed two takedowns with relative ease in the second half of the frame, landing some solid strikes as O’Malley worked his way back to his feet and briefly threatening with a mounted guillotine choke late.
The judges rendered their decision in favor of Dvalishvili via 49-46, 48-47 and 48-47 scores, extending his win streak to 11 straight and minting him the newest UFC men’s bantamweight champ. With the loss, O’Malley does not figure to fall too far from the title picture, given his star power and elite skills.
The greatest fighter in women’s flyweight history proved that she is not quite done compiling her legendary résumé, as she put on a dominant performance against, the woman who dethroned her last year and retained the belt thanks to a draw in their rematch.
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