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Sean O'Malley Blasts UFC Rival: "No-One Gives a F***"

Sean O'Malley believes he's responsible for any semblance of popularity that Merab Dvalishvili has.

Mathew Riddle

Sean O'Malley Blasts UFC Rival: "No-One Gives a F***"
Sean O'Malley Blasts UFC Rival: "No-One Gives a F***" /

UFC bantamweight Sean O'Malley holds No.1 ranked Merab Dvalishvili in high regard, but admits that fans don't "give a f***" about his achievements, and that the highlight of his career was O'Malley giving him his jacket at UFC 288.

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An uncharacteristically peevish O'Malley appeared on the May 29 episode of "TimboSugarShow", where he set about the Georgian fighter in a short rant:

"Merab's beat good guys, [he's got] a good career and no-one gives a f***. The most exciting thing to ever happen to him was me giving him my jacket to hold and it's like he's running [with it].

"He bought a replica [jacket] he's wearing it, he's trying to do as many interviews as he can he's like 'Holy f*** this is what it feels like to have anyone give a f*** about me.'

"Like dude that was three weeks ago, bud. Take it off [the jacket], it's not even the real one it's the f***ing fake one that you bought, bud."

O'Malley hearkens back to the UFC 288 jacket incident, where he gave his jacket to Dvalishvili to hold so he could promote a fight with Aljamain Sterling. 

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Dvalishvili put on the jacket and entertained the crowd, pretending as if he had stolen it. Since then, he has been seen in various interviews wearing a replica of the jacket.

Merab Dvalishvili Plans on Wearing Sean O'Malley's Jacket Until Aljamain Sterling Defeats Him

During an interview with Nina-Marie Daniele on May 26, Dvalishvili discussed how he has plans to keep the jacket until Sterling defeats O'Malley, then he'll sell it:

A 'stolen' jacket may seem like an unusual focal point for fighter drama, but nevertheless, a O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili matchup would be a spectacular event.

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Mathew is a UK-based combat sports journalist, graphic designer, and SEO expert with over five years of experience in digital marketing and a dedicated four-year track record in MMA journalism. He joined MMAKO in 2023. Mathew's insights have been featured on The Fight Fanatic, Heavy on UFC, Fansided, and Sportskeeda. Reach him at mr@thefightfanatic.com.

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