O’Malley Trains With Adesanya For Merab Rematch

Sean O’Malley trained with Israel Adesanya ahead of his UFC 316 title rematch against Merab Dvalishvili on June 7. 

O’Malley lost his last fight when he faced Dvalishvili, who won a unanimous decision at UFC 306 to take the bantamweight belt. O’Malley subsequently had surgery on his hip after suggestions he entered the fight with an injury. Meanwhile, Merab gave Umar Nurmagomedov his first loss in a succesful defense of his belt. Adesanya is known for his striking, which could help O’Malley. However, Izzy is not in the best form, having lost three in a row since stopping Alex Pereira for the middleweight title. The pair looked in good spirits as they were putting in the hard yards. 

Sean O’Malley 🤝 Israel Adesanya

When two of the best strikers in the UFC linkup 🔥

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