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Dvalishvili Makes O’Malley Tap In Three Rounds
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Dvalishvili Makes O’Malley Tap In Three Rounds

Originally posted on BoxingNews.com  |  Last updated Jun 8, 2025 9:25 AM ET

Merab Dvalishvili retained his UFC Bantamweight Title by making Sean O’Malley tap in the third round of their UFC 316 rematch.

Dvalishvili secured the title by giving O’Malley his second UFC loss at UFC 306 in a unanimous decision defeat. Merab made his first defense by handing Umar Nurmagomedov his first loss in another decision victory.

O’Malley later had surgery on his hip after the Merab loss, saying he was not 100 percent in that fight. He had taken extra steps this time around, training with Demetrious Johnson. O’Malley had reversed his other loss which came against Marlon Vera, but he was unable to do so against Merab.Here is how the fight played out.

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Merab Dvalishvili beat Sean O’Malley in a third-round submission for the UFC bantamweight title

Kayla Harrison beat Julianna Pena (c) via kimura for the UFC bantamweight title (4:55 into round two)

Joe Pyfer beat Kelvin Gastelum via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-27)

Mario Bautista beat Patchy Mix via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Kevin Holland beat Vicente Luque via D’Arce Choke (1:03 into round two)

Joshua Van beat Bruno Gustavo da Silva via TKO (4:01 into round three)

Azamat Murzakanov beat Brendson Ribeiro via TKO (3:25 into round one)

Waldo Cortes-Acosta beat Serghei Spivac via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Andreas Gustafsson beat Khaos Williams via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–26, 30–26)

Prelims

Wang Cong beat Ariane da Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Yoo Joo-sang beat Jeka Saragih via KO (0:28 into round one)

Quillan Salkilld beat Yanal Ashmouz via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

MarQuel Mederos beat Mark Choinski via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

This article first appeared on BoxingNews.com and was syndicated with permission.

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