Media Dana White carefully explains why Merab vs O’Malley 2 was the right fight to make

[BoxerMaurits]

Now I’m finally starting to see the point

 

[Skarsgard]

Who? Who wanted to see an immediate rematch?

 

[STAY GOLD]

The first fight was a dominant snoozer lol. He should've just admitted he thinks Sean's his biggest draw in the division and it made business sense to him to give him an immediate title rematch.

 

[sdpdude9]

Lol the two people that cheered for “this is the fight people wanted to see.” Dana knows he’s full of shit.

 

[Gabe]

“Because I like O’Malley and that’s all that matters”

 

[Kal-El]

I knew what he was gonna say before the clip. Who are these people??

 

[sonhow]

People like Dana and maybe the nelk boys?

 

[Domitian]

Please tell me that's real.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Who? Who wanted to see an immediate rematch?

Dana, and O’Malley.

 

[Tweak896]

Merab beat Umar, so huge props to getting past him. There's no great names that will sell tickets besides Sean, so Merab gets what he wants. Atleast Sean looked better than Yan who is the alternative. Still don't see a way Sean beat Merab besides a flash KO.

 

[DaleBoca]

“We make the best fights possible unlike those goofs in boxing!!!”

-DFW

 

[tritestill]

Dana wants us to believe Merab asked for this fight?

 

[RockyLockridge]

the actual answer is the bad match making of giving umar a title shot and making figgy fight yan Lead to this being the only match up that can be made

 

[Blastbeat]

"listen, i talked to everyone else in the division. kids dont wanna fight. O'Malley wants this fight so he's gonna get it"

 

[Xoleth]

For those who cannot see the video

Dana: "Well, Sean O'Malley has pink hair, a lot of tattoos, smokes weed and has a lot of followers. That's why!"


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In Dana's defense, there aren't really contenders.
Petr Yan lost to Merab
Umar lost to Merab...
Cory is fighting Fig
Song is only 1-0

 

[flektarn]

I would've been more excited with Cory getting it even tho it's off a loss.

 

[Hymen Crusher]

Sure just say money and bw is wack right now because we made the champ fight every single guy on the roster because we didn't want him to be champ.

 

[fandangler101]

Genuinely curious - Who would Sherdog like to see Merab fight for the title? 135 is in a weird spot right now with most of the top 5 being rematches.

FWIW, I don't think Sean should get an immediate rematch.

 

[usernamee]

Merab beat Umar, so huge props to getting past him. There's no great names that will sell tickets besides Sean, so Merab gets what he wants. Atleast Sean looked better than Yan who is the alternative. Still don't see a way Sean beat Merab besides a flash KO.

This. People are crying about this fight but who the fuck should he fight? Like you said, Yan would be at the top of that list, and I'd much rather watch O'malley have another go than him.

 

[Fact Checker]

Dana White privilege.


We all know there’s a handful of fighters who have this. At this point the UFC doesn’t care about being a legitimate sport anymore.