Sean O’Malley Contests UFC 306 Title Loss to Merab Dvalishvili

While there's definitely an argument for Dvalishvili winning at least four rounds against O'Malley, an unpopular opinion provided by "Suga" suggests he won three out of five rounds, going off of damage, the main criteria the judges look for when scoring fights.

Sean O’Malley Apologizes after UFC 306 Title Loss to Merab Dvalishvili

O'Malley's Round-By-Round Analysis

The striking sniper he is known to be, O'Malley wasn't able to find as many power shots as Dvalishvili as he wanted but the 29 year-old did land clean on Dvalishvili here and there.

"Round 1. I won that round 100%!! Based on damage that’s my round," O'Malley wrote on X.

"Round 2 def lost. Took very little damage tho."

"Round 3 was closer than round 1 in my opinion. My round. Up 2-1 going into round 4."

"Round 4 Merabs round for sure. 2-2 going into the 5th.

"Round 5 I won. I am the champ," O'Malley added. "God is good. 1,3,5 round I won.
Defending belt against Umar [Nurmagomedov] in Vegas June/July."

"I Won, I'm The Champ," O'Malley Declares

Shortly after scoring the fight (which was met by backlash from the fans), O'Malley reflected on his title loss being perceived to be a lopsided beatdown from Dvalishvili as opposed to a closely-contested fight between the two, the one O'Malley saw from his point of view.

"The narrative around this f****** fight was I got my ass whooped," O'Malley said on X Spaces. "I won the 1st, 3rd, and 5th round, and I challenge all you f****** little dorks that think that I got my ass kicked to go and rewatch that fight. I know it's hard [to be] non-biased. Rewatch it whether you f****** hate me or love me. Rewatch that fight. Turn the commentary off, and tell me I did not win that fight."

"I won. I'm the champ," O'Malley then said. "Where's my belt? Get that belt out of my suitcase. I'm the champ, baby!"

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