This time the American recalled their common opponent, Peter Yan, claiming a more convincing victory over the Russian.
“Mediocre Merab needed five rounds to beat Petr and I did it in three,” the American wrote on social media.
Last October, Sean O’Malley scored a controversial victory over Peter Yan, winning the fight by split decision after three rounds, and in March this year Merab Dvalishvili dominated the Russian in each of the five rounds, taking the win by unanimous decision of the judges.
Three weeks ago, Sean O’Malley took the UFC flyweight championship belt from Aljamain Sterling, finishing his compatriot by TKO in the second round, and then announced that in December he would make a title defense against the division’s number six Marlon Vera, who suffered the only defeat of his career three years ago.