Aljamain Sterling isn’t sure that a rematch between UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley is the fight to make.
Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) retained his title when he outlasted Umar Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in this past Saturday’s UFC 311 main event at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Prior to the fight, UFC CEO Dana White said that O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) is likely next in line for a title shot. Dvalishvili defeated O’Malley in pretty decisive fashion to claim the bantamweight title last September.
“It’ll be a nice payday,” Sterling said on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” “I think it would be a really nice payday. The toughest fight will probably be the Petr Yan rematch and probably the most deserving in terms of what has he done lately. O’Malley fought Yan, he took 10-and-a-half, maybe 11 months off, and these are all facts.
