Merab Dvalishvili’s coach has said the bantamweight champion’s team will warn the referee ahead of UFC 316, as they aim to combat a controversial tactic used by Sean O’Malley’s trainer.
When O’Malley knocked out Aljamain Sterling to win the belt in 2023, the latter appeared to bite on a deceiving shout from “Sugar Sean”’s coach Tim Welch, who cried: “Aljo, you’ve got to go!” Sterling might have believed it was his own coach shouting, but in any case, he closed range and was knocked out by O’Malley.
