Sean O’Malley promised a first-round knockout victory for himself ahead of his bout against Merab Dvalishvili. However, it didn’t according to plan for him as ‘The Machine’ outpaced him the entire match and clinched the bantamweight gold himself. So, what’s next for O’Malley? How is he coping with the loss? Well, stay tuned as we are back with another episode of Roundup, where we will cusp all the happenings of the last 24 hours in bite-size pieces. So without any further ado, let us get started.

After O’Malley’s initial reaction to his loss, we will move on forward to another piece of news coming from the bantamweight division and it appears that a former flyweight champion is directly challenging Dvalishvili for a showdown. Lastly, we will conclude our news with Tim Welsch’s comments about O’Malley’s loss.

Sean O’Malley’s immediate social media post after his loss

Sean O’Malley asserted that he would emerge victorious in his battle against Merab Dvalishvili. ‘The Machine’ toyed with the former bantamweight champion the entire match and made it look like it was easy fighting O’Malley. There was a time in the match when ‘Machine’ trolled O’Malley in between fights. The loss was a bit humiliating for ‘Suga’

O’Malley left the Octagon holding his tears back and as soon as he went backstage, he took to his X handle to add a statement for his fans, “Over promised under delivered. Sorry. Love you guys.” Well, that’s not all as a day after his loss, Sean O’Malley took the refuge of Snapchat for his sadness with a tint of comedy.

How? Well, the former bantamweight champion used an emo filter on himself and captioned it as, “Mood for the rest of the year”, ‘Suga’ might have to change his game plan in accordance with grapplers now. Regardless, now that we know about Suga’s feelings, let us move on forward to Deiveson Figueiredo, who appears to have a challenge for the new champion.

Deiveson Figueiredo pushes for a title shot against Merab Dvalishvili

Merab Dvalishvili successfully neutralized Sean O’Malley to clinch the bantamweight title and soon after former flyweight champion, Deiveson Figueiredo called him out for a fight. Figueiredo is on an impressive three-fighting, winning streak and his last three opponents are no small names. He defeated Rob Font, Cody Garbrandt, and Marlon Vera to make sure that he became one of the biggest prospects in the bantamweight division.

Now that Dvalishvili is the champion, Deiveson Figueiredo wants a title shot. After the victory, the former flyweight champion of the world took to his Instagram handle to congratulate the new champion with the caption, “Hey @danawhite! Let’s make it happen! December 7th! UFC 310 #LasVegas #UFC #TitleShot #DeivesonFigueiredo #AndNew @merab.dvalishvili @daico_deusdaguerra”

Figueiredo was amazing when he fought Marlon Vera. However, will his striking be enough to face Dvalishvili? We don’t know, but right now let us move on forward to Sean O’malley’s coach, Tim Welsch, who has to say something after the defeat.

Tim Welch’s first reaction after Sean O’Malley’s defeat

The UFC Noche headliner even between Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili was nothing but a wild ride as the entire match was filled with controversies. Once the match had begun, ‘Machine’ was furious at Sean O’Malley’s coach, Tim Welch. He even called him out but Herb’s dean intervened to manage the situation. The veteran referee warned the ‘Machine’ of further actions if he did the same.

Well, what happened next was a really outclassed performance by the Georgian fighter to clinch the bantamweight title. Regardless, after the victory, the MMA community wanted to know what Welch screamed that made Dvalishvili so angry. Well, the coach has come forward to state that. Taking to his X handle, Welch stated that he just told Dvalishvili to be patient “I said be patient merab, but congrats he fought a great fight.”

Nonetheless,  the UFC has a new bantamweight champion right now and things will be interesting for them in the future. What’s your take on the UFC 306 headliner? State your thoughts in the comments below.