'He looked flat': Dana White Gives His Honest Opinion On Sean O'Malley's Performance at UFC 306

On Saturday, Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili finally squared off inside the Octagon at UFC 306. Ahead of the fight, the odds heavily favored the reigning UFC Bantamweight champion O'Malley but inside the ring, it was the challenger who put out a masterclass to capture the title. Merab won the fight via. Unanimous decision and thereby became the new king of the 125 lbs division.

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UFC CEO Dana White Opines On Sean O'Malley's Performance

Following the culmination of the event, UFC CEO Dana White appeared at the post-event presser. White did his formality by presenting the figures that the event made and following that he took the questions of the media. One of the sure-shot queries that was supposed to be thrown was about O'Malley's performance. Known for calling a spade a spade, the UFC boss did not hold back from describing what he saw and stated that Suga Sean "looked flat".

“He looked flat. He didn’t look sharp. He didn’t look crisp until the last round,” White said at the UFC 306 post-fight press conference. “He hurt him with that body shot. He knew he hurt him with the body shot and kept going, trying to finish. I looked at the punch stats and there were like six in a couple of rounds.”

“I don’t know the answer to that question, but I think he’s one of those kids that lives for moments like this,” White said. “This is what he’s about. He’s that guy. I don’t know if he just got in there tonight and felt flat. Some nights, it’s just is what it is.”

“Merab and O’Malley’s corner were screaming at each other the whole beginning of the fight,” White said. “They were yelling at each other back and forth, and herb dean stepped in and told them to knock it off. Then the kiss on the back and stepping away before the bell, that I have no idea. Merab does some s**t. It was weird, but not shocking.”