A breakdown of UFC 316 Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2
O’Malley vs Dvalishvili UFC 316 saw the rematch that nobody really asked for, and boy, was it alright. Merab Dvalishvili put on an impressive performance over the newly motivated version of O’Malley. Quitting marijuana and no longer “j’ing the peen”(his own words) was not enough for Suga Sean, as Dvalishvili managed to dominate, getting his first submission victory in the octagon. O’Malley started off aggressively, using feints to back Merab up to the fence, but eventually found himself startled by Dvalishvili’s own feinting game, allowing himself to be backed up. The issue with O'Malley's hesitancy to engage with Dvalishvili due to the grappling threat is that it allowed Merab to unload shots at will once Sean was backed up against the fence, Sean being out of his stance to counter due to his avoidance of Merab. Merab’s success in the striking mostly came from this avoidance, with O’Malley’s “hit and run” gameplan actually putting him heavily out of position, trying to sprin...