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.

Former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) will undergo hip surgery early next month. Per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto the surgery will rule him out for “anywhere from six months to one year.

Demetrious Johnson sees UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili having a major advantage over Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defeated Sean O'Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in a d

September 17 - Former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley announced that he will have hip surgery next month. The 29-year-old sustained a torn labrum 10 weeks ago but battled through it, only to lose his 135-pound title to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306 last Saturday in Las Vegas.

Aljamain Sterling rubbishes the claim that Sean O'Malley looked flat at UFC 306. O'Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) was taken down six times en route to a unanimous decision loss 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,

As far as Sean O’Malley is concerned, he is still the UFC bantamweight champion. While the record books and all […]

According to Dana White, there's no way he or the UFC could have known about Sean O'Malley's injury prior to UFC 306. O'Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) lost his bantamweight title to Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA,

Check out the latest update to the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, including Sean O’Malley’s drop from the top, Valentina Shevchenko reclaiming her crown, and a rise of hungry challengers across the divisions.