O'Malley Picks Song To KO Dvalishvili In 3 Rounds

Sean O'Malley predicts Yadong Song would knock out Merab Dvalishvili in a three-round fight.

The former UFC bantamweight champion told fans on his YouTube channel that Song's explosiveness and takedown defense would prove too much for Dvalishvili, per Sherdog. O'Malley holds wins over both fighters and recently called for a rematch with current champion Petr Yan after Yan defended the belt against Dvalishvili at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi.

O'Malley On Song's Knockout Power

O'Malley said Song's improved grappling and timing would neutralize Dvalishvili's wrestling-heavy approach. "Three-round fight, Song Yadong knocks out Merab for sure," he said. "He's just so explosive and he's just gonna be hard to take down. His reaction time is so fast. I think he can put Merab's lights out."

Song has won two straight by stoppage since losing to O'Malley in January. He submitted Deiveson Figueiredo in May before knocking out Umar Nurmagomedov in Shanghai in August. Dvalishvili dropped a decision to Yan last weekend.

O'Malley stopped Aiemann Zahabi at UFC Freedom 250 in June and says his wins over Yan and Song position him as the top contender at bantamweight.

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• Sherdog — Sean O'Malley picks Yadong Song to KO Merab Dvalishvili in 3 rounds