about 10 hours ago

Mario Bautista Says Sean O’Malley Still Has Best Shot at Beating Merab Dvalishvili

#9-ranked contender Bautista believes few can dethrone bantamweight champion Dvalishvili, who’s won 14-fight straight and defended his title three times this year. “It’d have to be someone like Sean O’Malley,” Bautista said, citing O’Malley’s power and striking. He added that pairing O’Malley’s knockout ability with Cory Sandhagen’s defense “would make it a totally different fight.” Dvalishvili defeated O'Malley twice.