Sean
O’Malley was specifically embarrassed about one thing in his
two losses against Merab
Dvalishvili.
O’Malley recently appeared as a guest on the podcast of YouTuber Matan Even, who is known
for riling people up with his weirdness. Matan questioned the point
of the 5’11” O’Malley’s height advantage if he lost against a
shorter fighter like Dvalishvili. O’Malley admitted that one of the
most embarrassing parts of his losses against Dvalishvili was that
the Georgian was significantly shorter. However, O’Malley also
acknowledged that “The Machine” is extremely strong.
Strength vs. Height
“One of the most embarrassing parts about losing is when they’re
f—-ing under 5’5″… Merab is a strong f——er,” O’Malley said.
O’Malley (19-3) won the bantamweight title against Aljamain
Sterling and defended it only once against Marlon Vera
before losing it to Dvalishvili (21-5). While Dvalishvili defeated
O’Malley via an emphatic decision in their first meeting in 2024,
he made “Suga” tap out in their rematch last year. O’Malley
recently bounced back from consecutive losses against Dvalishvili
with a win over Yadong
Song. O’Malley is now scheduled to fight Aiemann
Zahabi (14-2) at
UFC White House on June 14.