UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley will have a goal at UFC 306.

“Suga” will focus on the cut his opponent Merab Dvalishvili sustained in training camp while sparring for the Noche UFC main event on September 14 at The Sphere in Las Vegas. “The Machine” made the “stupid” decision to show his injury to the world on social media.

No regrets!

“I’m 100 percent going to open that cut whether it’s healed or not,” O’Malley told Kevin Iole. “I don’t know how well it can heal, I’ve never had really bad cuts before, so I’m not sure. That’s the left side of his face (and) that right hand doesn’t miss. I’m probably going to accidentally hit his nose before I hit the cut. The nose is about 85 percent of his face. So I’m going to try to get around his nose and get to the cut. Dana called him one of the… I don’t remember what he said, one of the dumbest people or beyond stupid or whatever he said was pretty accurate. I mean, the guy’s just not that smart a guy.”

He can also target the hole in Merab’s arm.

The main event of UFC 306 will be O’Malley’s second consecutive title defense after he captured the crown from Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 and defended it by fending off Marlon Vera at UFC 299. Dvalishvili is currently ranked No. 1 in the 135-pound division and has won ten straight fights since late 2018.

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STILL UFC AT THE SPHERE! The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will host a one-off pay-per-view (PPV) spectacle on Saturday, September 14, 2024, in honor of Mexican Independence Day during the Riyadh season, an unlikely mashup capped by the bantamweight main event between the reigning champion, Sean O’Malleyand sliced ​​and diced contender for 1st place Merab Dvalishvili. In the UFC 306 championship co-headliner, current flyweight titleholder, Alexa Grassowill settle her score with fellow Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 32 coach Valentina Shevchenko in the final fight of her epic 125-pound trilogy. The UFC 306 PPV main card (see here) will also Brian Ortega Comparisons Diego Lopez, Raul Rosas Jr. Comparisons Aoriqilengand much more! This action from “Sin City” is a must-see! UFC306 Start time is planned for 6:30 p.m. ET (Preliminary round ticket) and 10pm ET (PPV main card).

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Remember MMAmania.com delivers LIVE round by round, stroke by stroke coverage of the entire UFC 306 fight card Right Herestarting with the early ESPN+ The “Prelims” games will take place online and start at 7:30 p.m. ET (Simultaneous broadcast on ESPNews at 8 p.m. ET), before the start of the pay-per-view (PPV) main card at 10pm ET (also on ESPN+).

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