UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley has confirmed that he will be facing number one title contender Merab Dvalishvili next. After Dvalishvili defeated Henry Cejudo at UFC 298 last month, Dana White confirmed that he is next in line to fight for the 135-pound crown.

However, following O’Malley’s spectacular UFC 299 win against Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera last week, where he thoroughly outclassed the Ecuadorian, ‘Suga’ called out featherweight champion Ilia Topuria, to the chagrin of Dvalishvili who was present at the event.

‘The Machine’ was disappointed at not being called out and even approached the champion backstage after his fight, congratulating him and suggesting that he should have been called out, which O’Malley dismissed. However, putting all speculations to rest, O’Malley tweeted “I WANT MERAB. 2025 will be legendary ✌🏽” moments ago. What do you think about O’Malley finally calling out Dvalishvili?

To be updated…

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