Sean O’Malley details what is ‘completely different’ about Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan 2

Sean O’Malley explains one of the biggest differences about Dvalishvili vs Yan 2

Someone who is extremely well-versed to talk about the rematch between Dvalishvili and Yan is former UFC bantamweight champion, Sean O’Malley.

‘Suga’ Sean has shared the cage with both fighters, having lost his title to ‘The Machine’ and subsequently lost his rematch against him earlier this year.

The elite striker scored a controversial win over ‘No Mercy’ Yan in 2022, earning him his shot at the title, in which he subsequently went on to win.

Commenting on the rematch between the two bantamweights, O’Malley explained that one of the biggest differences about their second clash, is that it will take place in a bigger Octagon.

Their first meeting took place at the unique Theater at Virgin Hotels which utilized the smaller cage, similar to that of the UFC Apex.

“Petr Yan vs Merab 2. Petr supposedly hurt his hand or had a really bad injury on his hand going into that first fight, I will say, the first fight was in the smaller cage, fighting in the small cage and the big cage is completely different,” O’Malley said in a recent video on his YouTube channel.

Some fans may argue that fighting in the bigger cage could be more beneficial for Yan as it will give him more space to try and get away from Dvalishvili’s takedown attempts.

Daniel Cormier recently disputed the MMA takedown

With each outing, Dvalishvili continues to show his weaponised cardio along with his wrestling and grappling skills.

However, one of the greatest UFC wrestlers of all time, Daniel Cormier, recently disputed the MMA takedown, claiming that it shouldn’t be scored how it is, discrediting the champion’s recent performance against Cory Sandhagen.