{"id":273992,"date":"2025-04-13T00:06:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T00:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/13\/merab-dvalishvili-gets-100-real-about-rematch-against-sean-omalley\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:53","slug":"merab-dvalishvili-gets-100-real-about-rematch-against-sean-omalley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/13\/merab-dvalishvili-gets-100-real-about-rematch-against-sean-omalley\/","title":{"rendered":"Merab Dvalishvili gets 100% real about rematch against Sean O&#8217;Malley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4872339\" data-slug-id=\"2471275\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Merab Dvalishvili is set to defend his bantamweight title against Sean O&#8217;Malley in a rematch booked for UFC 316. In a recent interview with The Schmo, the Georgian star shared his thoughts on facing O&#8217;Malley for a second time. Despite his usual boisterous nature, Dvalishvili was relatively soft-spoken.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, he didn&#8217;t even claim he would beat O&#8217;Malley. Instead, he merely remarked on his opponent&#8217;s complaints of being injured in their first bout. He did, however, promise to work as hard as he always does to ensure that he performs well and meets the expectations many have of him.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He&#8217;s hungry now. He&#8217;s different man, like he&#8217;s saying he&#8217;s gonna be 70% better. He was complaining he was injured. Let&#8217;s see, let&#8217;s find out. I gotta make sure I keep up same hard work, and I know he wants to get it back, belt, and he hits hard. It&#8217;s gonna be tough challenge. I don&#8217;t look at this fight as easy, and let&#8217;s see. We all gonna see on June 7.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out Merab Dvalishvili&#8217;s thoughts on his rematch with Sean O&#8217;Malley (1:37):<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Get the latest updates on One Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/one-championship-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">Rankings<\/a> at Sportskeeda and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/youtube\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe title=\"Merab Dvalishvili Makes Woman Cry Mid Interview!\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yaS0yrk_uAA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/youtube\" data-embed=\"yaS0yrk_uAA\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/0f0cf-17445013995228-1920.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/0f0cf-17445013995228-1920.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>O&#8217;Malley has always struggled to accept the losses he has suffered, which was noticeable by his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-sean-o-malley-claims-still-holds-undefeated-mindset-despite-tko-loss-marlon-vera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">complete refusal<\/a> to acknowledge the legitimacy of his loss to Marlon &#8216;Chito&#8217; Vera at UFC 252, where he was TKO&#8217;d by the Ecuadorian. He had a similar, though less intense, reaction to losing to Dvalishvili.<\/p>\n<p>After UFC 306, which saw Dvalishvili author a fairly dominant unanimous decision win, O&#8217;Malley was initially somber, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-taking-loss-like-champ-fans-react-sean-o-malley-s-honest-admission-defeat-noche-ufc-306-despite-mother-s-concerns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">even accepting<\/a> the defeat. However, he quickly reversed course after rewatching the fight, expressing his belief that he had, in fact, won. He will have the chance to prove it come UFC 316.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Merab Dvalishvili has not tasted defeat since 2018<\/h2>\n<p>It has been seven years since Merab Dvalishvili last lost an MMA fight. After suffering a technical submission loss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-merab-dvalishvili-bizarrely-blames-marc-goddard-loss-ricky-simon-continued-slander-ufc-referee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">to Ricky Sim\u00f3n<\/a> at UFC Fight Night 128, he went on a tear, embarking on a jaw-dropping 12-fight win streak, with 11 of his wins taking place at bantamweight, and one at catchweight.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, he has beaten former bantamweight title challenger Marlon Moraes, ex-featherweight champion and all-time great Jos\u00e9 Aldo, former bantamweight champion Petr Yan, ex-double champion Henry Cejudo, ex-bantamweight champion Sean O&#8217;Malley, and the previously unbeaten Umar Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/837197-1716048655-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;Ricardo Viagem&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nRicardo has been an MMA writer at Sportskeeda for the past 2 years, having previously worked for The Sportster. 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