“Usain Bolt level footwork” “Most definitely getting knocked out” – Fans divided as Sean O’Malley shares game plan for Merab Dvalishvili

Sean O’Malley successfully defended his bantamweight title for the first time last month, defeating Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 299. Despite calling out Ilia Topuria after the fight, it seems likely that ‘Suga’ will defend his title against Merab Dvalishvili in his next match.

The current bantamweight champion recently posted a video of his training, which was then shared by Championship Rounds. The post was accompanied by a caption provided by Championship Rounds:

“Sean O’Malley shares footage of his preparation for Merab Dvalishvili 😂 🎥 IG / thetimbosugarshow #UFC #MMA”

View the training footage below:

A variety of responses were received from fans after the footage was released. @stephenaismth even went as far as to compare O’Malley’s footwork to that of Usain Bolt, who is widely regarded as the greatest sprinter in history.

“Usain Bolt level footwork”

According to @senpaismith0, the style is highly likely to result in a knockout.

“I’d take this video with a grain of salt, you try to run up on that you most definitely getting knocked out”

According to @maza__mma, timing the knee could be the key for O’Malley to successfully knock out Dvalishvili.

“I think suga realistically easily KO’s Merab. All Sean gotta do is time a perfect knee. In a stand up merab loses, but merab is gonna merab and wrestle time that knee and he’s out”

Take a look at the top fan responses below:

Petr Yan responds to Sean O’Malley’s controversial actions at UFC 299 press conference

During the UFC 299 press conference, Sean O’Malley took the chance to mock Petr Yan, whom he had previously defeated in a split decision at UFC 280. While passing by ‘No Mercy,’ ‘Suga’ gave a thumbs-down and later predicted that he would end up in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.

Commenting on the actions of his previous opponents, the bantamweight who holds the No.4 ranking expressed the following:

“If I had seen that we would have had a fight… For Sean, the UFC is everything. It’s not everything to me. I don’t have the attitude that I overvalue it and I don’t see myself in other organizations. MMA is not everything to me.”

Take a look at Petr Yan’s remarks about Sean O’Malley mentioned below:

The previous bantamweight title holder has indicated a desire to seek retribution for his defeat by O’Malley. Although the majority believed Yan was the victor, two out of three judges awarded ‘Suga’ two rounds, leading to his opportunity for a championship fight.

Take a look at the official scorecard from the Petr Yan vs. Sean O’Malley fight below: