Daniel Cormier thinks Sean O'Malley may struggle to regain his status as UFC champion. O'Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) was taken down six times and controlled for 10 minutes en route to a unanimous decision loss to Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA,

Daniel Cormier is certain Sean O'Malley would have to work on a lot of things before he could reclaim his title against Merab Dvalishvili.

Daniel Cormier joins "First Take" to explain why a Sean O'Malley victory over Merab Dvalishvili could elevate his star status like never before.

O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) defends his bantamweight title against Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 306 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) headliner at Sphere in Las Vegas.

"I gotta get healthy, and that's it. I'm gonna actually heal up from injuries and take my time and come back." O'Malley subsequently informed online streamer Adin Ross that he was

Former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley announced that he will have hip surgery next month. The 29-year-old sustained a torn labrum 10 weeks ago but battled through it, only to lose his 135-pound title to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306 last Saturday in Las Vegas.

Sean O'Malley is going under the knife. The former UFC bantamweight champion will get hip surgery early next month and is expected to be out of commission anywhere from six months to a year. O'Malley revealed the news in an interview with popular streamer Adin

Sean O’Malley has said he will take some time off following his loss to Merab Dvalishvili. O’Malley suffered the second defeat of his career at UFC 306, as Merab won his UFC Bantamweight Title. Dvalishvili dominated the fight by putting O’Malley on the ground several times to zap his energy.

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