Merab Dvalishvili: "I played more open today. Game plan was I was ready for everywhere."
Adds that his teammate Aljamain Sterling was two times better than Sean O'Malley when he lost to O'Malley.
We’re live from Newark, N.J., for UFC 316 this weekend.
Thirteen fights are on the docket for us in a loaded card from top to bottom on Saturday.
Kayla Harrison is challenging Julianna Pena for the bantamweight title, and on Friday, she successfully weighed in at 135 lbs.
She previously told The Post’s Scott Fontana that there were no worries in relation to the challenging weight cut, but it was a critical development to get the co-main event title fight locked in.
Meanwhile, Merab Dvalishvili faces Sean O’Malley in the main event.
It is expected that President Donald Trump will be in attendance for the fight card, although he typically arrives at UFC cards at the beginning of the PPV, which happens around 10 p.m. ET.
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"I have been busy," White said. "I haven't been paying attention to all of this gossip... I'll figure it out Tuesday."
Adds that Merab Dvalishvili is a promoter's dream for how active he wants to be.
Kayla Harrison tells reporters she's in shock after getting a kiss from Donald Trump
Harrison said she was mind blown to see the star-studded cast cageside at UFC 316.
Adds that she hopes to fight Amanda Nunes at the end of the year for the bantamweight title.
Merab Dvalishvili submits Sean O'Malley in the third round
The broadcast was calling it a neck crank, I call it a north-south choke, but the Sugar Show came up a bit short at UFC 316.
Merab Dvalishvili looked dominant as ever in the bantamweight title fight win.
Who could be next for him?
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Sean O'Malley's cornerman Tim Welch likes what he saw from O'Malley in round, surely he means besides the takedowns at the end of the round.
They want him to stay in the center of the Octagon.
Round two starts and O'Malley looks better, staying in the center. But they are trading punches, no clear winner in this dance.
Merab Dvalishvili wins round one against Sean O'Malley
O'Malley gets taken down at the two-minute mark of the first round.
O'Malley gets back up but is planted again with a minute left and eats ground and pound.
Bad start for O'Malley, he loses round one.
Sean O'Malley looks good in the first round, moving and grooving with footwork.
He looks massive in there compared to Merab Dvalishvili, but he continues pushing the pace.
O'Malley will need to hold his ground at some point. No takedowns yet halfway through round one.
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