Despite Dvalishvili’s reluctance, Abdelaziz expects his fighter Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) to get the next title shot. If victorious, Abdelaziz wants to see Nurmagomedov fight O’Malley in his first title defense, even though O’Malley would be coming off a lopsided title loss.

Coach Tim Welch has received plenty of criticism for how he handled Sean O'Malley's corner at UFC 306. O'Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) lost his bantamweight title by unanimous decision to Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA,

Sean O'Malley's scorecard for UFC 306 might look different from yours. We're days removed from the UFC's one-and-done show at the Sphere, which saw Merab Dvalishvili (18-4) end a year-long title reign for bantamweight champion O'Malley (18-2,

Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili didn’t go the way Chito Vera had expected it to. Rather than a quick knockout for O’Malley’s ever-growing highlight reel, the UFC 306 main event turned out to be a one-sided title fight for Dvalishvili with the challenger taking the champ down six times en route to a unanimous decision