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We’re back to dueling Insta skits as Dvalishvili and O’Malley continue to antagonize each other over the results of their UFC 306 championship fight.

Sean O’Malley is sticking to the story that he won enough rounds to beat Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306.

O’Malley has a history of ignoring his losses, and once again has called upon the Suga State Athletic Commission to overturn his 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 unanimous decision defeat. He posted a quick series of tweets disputing the scoring earlier this week, and now he’s going deep in on the schtick with a new video skit.

“Just rewatched the fight, I won rounds one, three, and five,” O’Malley declared with the championship belt over his shoulder. “F— you, Merab. You’re still a b—h, I’m the champ and still undefeated. Defending my belt in June or July against Umar Nurmagomedov in Las Vegas. I’m the champ, and still, rounds one, three, and five. You don’t believe me, go rewatch it for yourself.”

“I had Merab running like a b—h in round five,” he added. “Title defense number three, Umar, I’m coming for you!”

O’Malley isn’t the only one who can make skits, though. Merab Dvalishvili quickly countered “Suga’s” video with his own captioned “It’s hard to be a dad.”

“What’s wrong with you, bro? Why do you keep smoking, my friend?” Dvalishvili said, talking to an O’Malley doll. “I thought you were just sleeping now, it’s sleep time for you, bro.”

“Listen, son. Don’t worry about this Umar Nurmagomedov. I will take care of Umar. You’re not a champion any more, and I’m going to take belt from you again, so you drive safe, son. Let’s go, Sean. No more smoke, no more smoke.”

He finished the video by giving the O’Malley doll several kisses on the head.

If anything, Las Vegas judges were more generous towards “Suga” than he deserved. Dvalishvili dominated O’Malley for the large majority of the fight. Sean’s body shots in the fifth were the only time he had Merab in any serious trouble. But O’Malley is as much a social media brand and persona as he is a fighter, and now that persona is taking over to keep things light and fun until the 29-year-old returns from a hip injury in mid-2025.

Funny enough, he could very well step into a title fight against Umar Nurmagomedov should Umar defeat Merab in his first title defense. Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz is already welcoming an immediate O’Malley shot, even off a loss.

“This is a business about making money, and I think Sean O’Malley deserves a title shot coming off a loss,” Abdelaziz said. “Do you know why? Because Sean O’Malley makes everyone in the division money.”

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Raul Rosas Jr. understands why he got more than a few curious looks after calling for a post-fight bonus following a unanimous decision win over Aoriqileng at UFC 306.

While there was no controversy surrounding his victory, the 19-year-old bantamweight prospect ultimately won with 29-28 scorecards across the board, but it wasn’t some crazy, all-out war that deserved attention for Fight of the Night. He also didn’t get a finish, which is almost universally accepted as a necessary step for consideration to receive an extra $ 50,000 for Performance of the Night.

So why exactly did Rosas call for that bonus?

“It was just the heat of the moment,” Rosas told MMA Fighting. “Since I’m used to getting finishes and asking for it after, it just came out.”

As much as Rosas concedes that he probably didn’t deserve the bonus based solely on his performance, he does believe there are other metrics that could be considered.

“The way that my argument to say that I would deserve it — don’t get me wrong it was a unanimous decision so obviously I’m OK with not getting it because I should have got a finish — but if I would have got it, my argument would be the people showed up because of me,” Rosas said about serving as the opening fight on the prelims. “The event was packed because of me. They were there early because I was on the prelims.

“I’m not trying to be cocky but a lot of people came to watch me fight. With them putting me on the first fight on the prelims, I made a lot of people show up and tune in on their TV’s right away. That would have been my argument for the $ 50g’s but obviously I agreed, I didn’t do enough to get those $ 50g’s.”

Rosas credits Aoriqileng for making it a tougher fight on him than many expected heading into the event.

Despite earning a dominant position during the opening round and searching for a rear-naked choke submission, Rosas just wasn’t able to put Aoriqileng away.

“I knew he was going to be tough,” Rosas said. “Obviously he has 25 wins, 11 losses so that’s a lot of experience. I knew he was going to be calm but I knew I was going to get the job done.

“I wish I would have got the finish but he defended good when I got to his back. He stayed relaxed. I knew he was going to be tough. I’m OK with my performance though.”

Later in his post-fight interview, Rosas said he wanted to have the chance to sit down with UFC CEO Dana White to talk numbers.

That made it sound like Rosas was possibly unhappy with his current financial situation with the UFC, but he promises that’s not actually the case.

Of course, Rosas would like to make more money just like every other person on Earth, but he’s not complaining about the way he’s being treated by the UFC. Rosas also wants the chance to face ranked competition in the near future so that’s another number that could come up in a potential meeting with the UFC brass.

“We sit down and see what’s next and talk numbers,” Rosas said. “Pretty much we’ll see what’s next. I feel like I bring a lot of people and I feel like I deserve an opportunity to test myself.

“It’s good to work with [the UFC], and they’ve been so good with me. We’re all on the same page. We’re all good. Everything’s fine. Everything’s perfect. I’m happy with my contract. Like obviously we all want more so I feel like I deserve more but I’m happy with it. There’s no problem … we’ll see what’s next. Either way, my time will come. It’s all good.”

Right now, Rosas believes he still has two fights left on his current UFC contract, but he’s certainly not looking to go anywhere else. More than anything, he just wants to continue proving his worth to the company and bringing in a crowd for the first fight of the night at Sphere was a great way to show his growing appeal with fans.

“It doesn’t matter to me where I’m at on the card,” Rosas said. “People are going to tune in regardless like you saw. The Sphere was already packed with me in the first fight. That usually does not happen.

“The people are going to tune in regardless whether I’m the main event or the first prelim or I’m in the middle, they’re going to tune in to watch me fight, to watch me perform.”

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Max Holloway is one of the best fighters on the planet, but “Blessed” is also a success outside of the cage. You never hear a bad thing about him and he keeps out of trouble. Pair that with his incredible fighting style and warrior mentality and it’s easy to see why the Hawaiian is a fan favorite.

This week, Holloway made his way onto a local news station, KHON2 News, to speak about gun violence. The BMF champion has a pretty big platform, especially in Hawaii, so it was good to see Holloway utilize his TV time and deliver a good message. In all, the UFC featherweight wants guns off the streets and controllers in hands.

Check it out below:

“Put the guns down boys,” said Holloway. “If you guys got a problem, do it the old school way. Go to the boxing gym, put on some gloves and punch each other…

“Play video games or something. Why shoot somebody, go play Apex or Call of Duty. Keep the violence off the streets.”

Holloway, who is coming off an epic last-second knockout finish over Justin Gaethje back at UFC 300 this past April, is currently scheduled to meet undefeated UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria at UFC 308 this October in Abu Dhabi. If Holloway is able to hand Topuria his first loss ever he could very well become the biggest star on the UFC roster (barring a return from you know who).

Insomnia

So it begins…

You don’t see this every week. That’s for sure.

Conor McGregor knew about Diddy back in 2014.

Impressed by Anthony Joshua’s workout?

Zuffa Boxing coming in 2025?

Here’s Callum Walsh with his final staredown before Friday’s boxing match in Dublin.

Is “Thug Nasty” the best rapper in combat sports?

One of the final faceoffs of the week between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois.

Henry Cejudo got done dirty.

Is Michael Chandler being too nice?

Is Alan Jouban right in his assessment of Conor McGregor and Sean O’Malley?

Will Torrez Finney win his third appearance on Contender Series and a subsequent UFC contract?

Seems like $ 50,000 might be too much for the Jared Vanderaa’s and Parker Porter’s of the world. Thoughts?

Slips, rips, and KO clips

Brutal head kick KO!

Is Andrew Tate good at all?

Where is Knox when you need him?

Here’s a nice flying armbar by Raul Rosas Jr. as he gets back in training after UFC 306.

Random Land

What the hell is going on in Australia?

Sleep well Maniacs! We’ll be back for more tomorrow night.

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