Sean O'Malley has been advised to avoid fighting Merab Dvalishvili on his road to a UFC bantamweight title shot.
O'Malley, 28, is the No.1 contender at 135lb following his controversial decision win against former champion Petr Yan in October. 'Suga' wasn't even ranked in the top ten of the division heading into the fight but was able to leapfrog most of the top contenders by narrowingly beating Yan on the scorecards.
Despite his recent win and new position in the rankings, O'Malley is unlikely to receive a title shot as bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is expected to defend his belt against Henry Cejudo next. O'Malley has been told not to fight No.3 ranked contender Dvalishvili in the meantime as UFC great Daniel Cormier thinks the fight is a bad matchup for 'Suga'.
