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Merab Dvalishvili reveals an injury: “I will cut it off”.

Merab Dvalishvili The UFC men in the bantam weight will be in the greatest struggle of his UFC career, and he may not be 100%.

With less than two weeks before his resource with Sean O'malley at UFC 316 on June 7th in Newark, Dvishvili unveiled an injured toe, which he believes that he was broken during a training session.

Here is a look at the video that was released by championship rounds. Dvalishvili joked that he would remove his toes – at least I think he joked.

Dvalishvili has made it a habit to share details about his injuries before the fights. He did it shortly before he was discarded O'malley in September 2024 at a still UFC. Dvalishvili suffered a week before the fight and showed the injury in his social media account.

It worked during this time, but it remains to be seen whether he can shake off the effects of this injury or whether O'malley will find a way to use it against his rival.

Here is a look at the entire map.

Main map (10:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV)

  • Bantam weight title fight: Merab Dvalishvili (C) against Sean O'malley
  • Bantam weight title fight for women: Julianna Peña (C) against Kayla Harrison
  • Middle weight struggle: Kelvin Gastelum against Joe Pyfer
  • Bantam weight: Mario Bautista against Patchy Mix
  • Fight in the world weight: Vicente Luque against Kevin Holland

Pre -ticket (8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+/Disney+)

  • Flying weight: Bruno Silva against Joshua van
  • Heavy weight: Serghei Spivac against Waldo Cortes-Acosta
  • Light heavyweight: Azamat Murzakanov against Johnny Walker

Early Prelims (6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+/Disney+/UFC Fight Pass)

  • Women's flying weight: Ariane da Silva against Wang Cong
  • Springweight: Jeka Saragih against Joo Sang Yoo
  • Easy fight: Quillan Salkilld against Yanal Ashmouz

If Dvalishvilis is just as compromised to what it looks like in the video, O'malley try to stamp the foot of the champions, to force him to move on the right and test whether the former is able to create explosiveness when he makes a takedown.

O'malley is a very cerebral fighter in Octagon, and many will question Dvalishvili who share his injury on social media. Before her first meeting, UFC President Dana White Dvishhvili asked hard.

It would not be a surprise to see, as white has a similar message when asked about the actions of his bantam weight.

With his victory against O'Malley and his successful title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov, Dvalishvili created a legacy in January. He has a 12-member winning streak and has not lost since 2018.

If Dvalishvili fight this injury and achieve a second win against O'malley and a successful defense of the title, the champion will be closer than one of the greatest bantam weights ever.

Apart from the main event, the UFC 316 card will offer a second world championship fight. Julianna Peña, Bantamweight Champion of the UFC women, will defend her title against Kayla Harrison. Fans will also see the advertising debut of the former Bellator Bantamweight Champion Patchy Mix.

He will get involved in the main card with Mario Bautista. Bautista was originally aimed at Marlon Vera, but the latter had to pull out. The recently signed mix started to take the fight.

A victory would bring him to the mix for the 135-pound crown of the UFC. You can find more information for more information while we approach the next PPV card of the doctorate.

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