[autotag]Merab Dvalishvili[/autotag] continues to call out [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag], and won’t give up his quest to secure the fight.
Dvalishvili (10-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has been calling O’Malley (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) out since 2018. However, he has yet to receive a response.
“I said a couple of times his name,” Dvalishvili told MMA Junkie. “I know if it makes sense to say again: His name is Sean O’Malley, I would love to fight with him. I keep saying his name but he ignores me and I don’t know (why).”
O’Malley returned with flying colors after a two-year long layoff, when he stopped Jose Quinonez by knockout in the first round at UFC 248 in March.
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Dvalishvili has won his past three bouts, including bouncing Brad Katona from the ranks of the unbeaten, and stopping a streaking Casey Kenney.
Although most of the division call out O’Malley because of his name value and ever-growing popularity, Dvalishvili actually respects his skillset, he said, and isn’t necessarily out to steal his thunder.
“Only I look at him like a best fighter in my weight class, not best fight, (Aljamain Sterling) is No. 1 for me. Nobody’s like Aljo but I look at him like one of those good fighters, one of those best fighters,” Dvalishvili said. “He’s really, really talented, he’s undefeated and everybody knows about him but I want to fight with the best guys. That’s only (reason) why I want to fight with him. He’s good, but I trust myself and it’s going to be war.
“I don’t want to steal his fans, he has his personality – he will always have his fans and his people.”