Sean O'Malley vs Merab Dvalishvili Picks and Prediction – 9/15/2024

Sugar Sean O'Malley will make the walk to the Octagon Saturday for his 21st professional fight during his 11 year career. O'Malley is the reigning defending UFC bantamweight champion and the number six ranked fighter overall in the world. Standing at 5 foot 11 inches O'Malley has fought in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions during his professional career utilizing a 72 inch reach advantage. Fighting out of the MMA Lab O'Malley has a brown belt in Brazilian jujitsu under Augusto ‘ Tanquinto” Mendes. For more UFC Action see our UFC Picks.

O'Malley steps into the cage Saturday with eighteen wins and one loss throughout his career. Saturday will mark the 14th time O'Malley has fought under the UFC banner where he has twelve wins, one loss, and one draw. O'malley comes into Saturday on a three fight win streak following a decision victory where he defended the UFC bantamweight championship at UFC 299. Throughout his eighteen wins O'Malley has 13 finishes with the last being a TKO victory over Aljamain Sterling where he won the UFC bantamweight championship at UFC 292.

Merab Dvalishvili makes the walk Saturday in route to his first shot at UFC gold. Dvalishvili will step into the cage Saturday for his 22nd professional fight since turning pro in 2014. Standing at only 5 foot 6 inches tall Dvalishvili has spent his entire professional career as a bantamweight. Fighting out of Long Island and team Sierra-Longo Dvalishvili has a black belt in judo to his name.

Dvalishvili Has 17 wins and four losses thus far as a professional. Coming into Saturday Dvalishvili rides a 10 fight win streak following a decision victory against Henry Cejudo at UFC 298 in February of this year. Just four of the 21 victories for Dvalishvili have come via the finished with the last being a knockout victory against Marlon Moraes in September of 21.