This week's UFC event promises to be a thrilling one with exciting matchups and high stakes. The main event features Sean O’Malley defending his bantamweight title against Merab Dvalishvili in what is expected to be a tough test for the champion.
on Saturday provides plenty of intrigue, and for once, that does not entirely have to do with the proceedings inside the cage. Thefinally plans to get out of the box with its production by running the Sphere in Las Vegas, and it looks to be an ambitious one-off project due to the work needed to pull it off and the excessive costs that have made headlines ahead of the show. That alone provides reason to tune in, but the top few fights sell themselves to an extent, particularly the main event.
O’Malley’s rise has felt somewhat preordained, at least promotionally, but he has fully lived up to the hype. Now that he’s champion, it’s time for “Suga” to start making his case for greatness with a tough test here. O’Malley was a clear standout on the first edition of Dana White’s Contender Series back in 2017, showing some potential as an exciting striker with some charisma.
It’s a bit funny to go back six or seven years and look at Dvalishvili as he was starting in the UFC, given where he is now. For one, “The Machine” earned his contract when UFC President Dana White watched him score a 15-second knockout via spinning backfist, which was false advertising of sorts. While it reflects Dvalishvili’s balls-to-the-wall approach, the Georgian—both then and now—has been at his best as a relentless wrestler and rarely a finisher.
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