Sean O'Malley vs Merab Dvalishvili Prediction: the Georgian will win

Prediction for the MMA match which will take place on September 15. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Sean O'Malley is a very controversial champion, but very profitable for the UFC, he has a huge army of fans. On his way to the title, Sean had a very controversial win over Peter Yan, knocked out Aljamain Sterling in the title fight (who blatantly botched his attack), and in his first defence beat Marlon Vera on points, a guy who now has three losses in four fights.

Sean has a notable style, both in and out of the cage, and that goes for his fighting philosophy and his demeanour in public. We enjoy following his words and actions (as do most MMA fans), but we have a hard time imagining how he'll handle the wrestling and pressure of Dvalishvili. However, Sean O'Malley is incredibly confident. Otherwise he wouldn't be Sean O'Malley.

Merab Dvalishvili has ten straight wins, is ranked number one and is well deserving of a fight for the belt. He could have been given a title shot earlier, but his fights are not spectacular, and he only wins early on big holidays (the last such holiday was in 2021, when he finished Marlon Moraes).

Merab's tactics are simple and uncomplicated - put his opponent on the ground and torture him there. But he uses a lot of ways to achieve a horizontal position - he brings his opponent to the floor with the help of classic knockdowns, physical force at the net, and by unleashing a hail of amplitude punches on his opponent, making him lose his orientation in space.

In his last fight, Dvalishvili beat the legendary Henry Cejudo, who was desperate for a comeback.

Fighting a tough striker in the stand-up is a death for Dvalishvili, so he'll be looking for the knockdowns, but he'll be careful at the start, waiting for his opponent to soften up a bit and get tired. Undoubtedly, he will eat some number of punches, and the main question is how many and how critical.

O'Malley, despite his threats, is unlikely to be eagerly hunting for a knockout, his task of outboxing from distance and scoring points looks quite obvious. As for Merab, he's not a finisher at all, and in the main fight of his life he's all the more unlikely to go for the knockout.

If we talk about the winner, our preferences are on the side of the Georgian fighter. One way or another, sooner or later, he will be able to take the fight down, and when he does, Shawn will not get out from under him. And so it will be in every round, accordingly, the victory on points Dvalishvili seems to us more promising.