Tim Welch the coach of Sean O'Malley believes his fighter is the kryptonite for Merab Dvalishvili, and hopes for a rematch.

The 2024 calendar year was full of amazing UFC fights. It was a year that also witnessed other combat sports like boxing and BJJ shine with various high-profile fights of their own.

O’Malley emerged through Dana White’s Contender Series in 2017 and went unbeaten in his first five fights for MMA’s biggest league. His only defeat came against Vera at UFC 252 in 2020 ...

Before this, O'Malley's only defeat came against Marlon Vera in what many fans viewed as a fluke injury loss, which he avenged dominantly at UFC 299. Now, O'Malley is embarking on a self-imposed ...

However, his title run was short-lived, as his lone defense came against Marlon Vera at UFC 299 to avenge what was then his loss. Dvalishvili took O'Malley's title at UFC 306. / (Zuffa LLC ...

Islam Makhachev and Merab Dvalishvili successfully defended their titles at UFC 311 but now both dominant champions are left without an obvious next opponent.

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MARCH 09: (L-R) Sean O'Malley knees Marlon Vera of Ecuador in the UFC bantamweight ... [+] championship fight during the UFC 299 event at Kaseya Center on March 09, 2024 in Miami ...

Merab Dvalishvili's path to the bantamweight belt hasn't been easy. Now, he gets to fight undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC ...