Was O'Malley "extra" locked in this fight?

[USA!USA!]

Dude hasnt jacked off all year just to get subbed in the 3rd

LOL

 

[tritestill]

Not sure on that. Cruz had crazy movement, was very well-rounded and great cardio before his ACL injury. Would've been a great fight.

Yea, there's not any way to know one hundred percent, but I think Merab cuts him off and it's another rinse and repeat. Dom could have also caught him early and knocked him out.

 

[tritestill]

Dom had some great cardio but he ain't fuckin' going backwards 5 rounds against Merab, he's getting melted.

TJ may be interesting cause he was exceptionally well-rounded and had that EPO cardio of course, but Umar was that type of guy too and even he coudln't get it done agaisnt Merab.

Merab melts that EPO

 

[tritestill]

Dude hasnt jacked off all year just to get subbed in the 3rd

LOL

Said he was still having sex though, maybe that was his reason for losing lol

 

[Poirierfan]

He looked good until he didnt

He looked the exact same until he didn't .

 

[Portland8242]

He looked the exact same until he didn't .

Lol they really gonna pretend O'Malley didn't lose a pure striking round going backwards the entire time.

Merab is levels above 3'Malley.

 

[Poirierfan]

Lol they really gonna pretend O'Malley didn't lose a pure striking round going backwards the entire time.

Merab is levels above 3'Malley.

Right? Pfft, some people.

 

[Jon's Drug Dealer]

No, it was just a pointless cope.

 

[Outsider524]

Bro got hooked on internet bro logic. No nutting can't give you super powers just ask people that are paralyzed from the waste down.
Hope he goes home and packs a bowl after that domination.

 

[BroScienceTalkatWork]

Merab is a terrible matchup for him. He needs to move up. He'll never be champ with Merab ruling the division.

Big ass jump to 145 and he doesn't have the frame to carry 10 pounds of extra muscle.
He'll fracture a bone or whatever

 

[the_details]

He looked good until he didnt

Did he? He had one pretty good round where he avoided takedowns, but still got outstuck and out pressured.

Now he's forever going to be known as the guy who couldn't get the job done against Merab. I would have rather had him fight at least 1 fight between title fights. It helps move the division along by giving a potential contender a chance against a former champ. Instead, we've got a permanently tarnished O'Malley who not only got beat, but finished, who was making excuses for his first performance but ended up with a worse result after the rematch.

 

[JBJ was here]

Confirmed it was a totally unnecessary rematch.

On the contrary, giving Merab a squash match to work in a submission win was probably a good idea in terms of promoting him in the long term.

 

[Poirierfan]

On the contrary, giving Merab a squash match to work in a submission win was probably a good idea in terms of promoting him in the long term.

Still another extremely undeserved rematch granted by U fight cheap. I'm so sick of their shit.

 

[NoSmilez]

Too early for a rematch. Merab is looking really good and is clearing out of the division. I don't think Corey or Yadong has anything for him.

 

[Orochimaru 大蛇丸]

On the contrary, giving Merab a squash match to work in a submission win was probably a good idea in terms of promoting him in the long term.

Title fights aren't supposed to be a "squash match"

It blows my mind people still defend their shitty booking

 

[mkt]

Yea, there's not any way to know one hundred percent, but I think Merab cuts him off and it's another rinse and repeat. Dom could have also caught him early and knocked him out.

Either way, both Cruz and Dillashaw would match up better with Merab than O'Malley. Suga made some admirable improvements before this fight, but Merab is just a terrible match-up for him.

 

[mkt]

Big ass jump to 145 and he doesn't have the frame to carry 10 pounds of extra muscle.
He'll fracture a bone or whatever

Someone like Jean Silva would make Suga look silly in that weight class.

 

[Eric Silva 2.0]

He looked good until he didnt

No he didn't. Merab made him wilt and then broke him. It was a very disappointing night for Sean. I expected him to win.

 

[Eric Silva 2.0]

Who do you guys think is a better accomplishment for the Serra-Longo gym at this point, Merab or Weidman?

Merab

 

[goOb]

Sean did a wonderful job at defending against the takedown. He wasn’t 100% successful but he did a great job. Merab’s style is extremely pressing and let’s face it he’s done it to all his opponents. I was impressed by Sean’s TDD. I was hoping Sean did more BJJ from his back during this camp as it would have helped him 10 fold but it’s obvious the idea was to keep it standing and win on the feet. Overall Sean has some soul searching to do now.