UFC 306: Sean O’Malley drops his strap to Merab Dvalishvili; Diego Lopes shines at Sphere | Cageside

On this episode, Eric McMahon and John Morgan look back at the spectacle that was “UFC 306 at Riyadh Season Noche UFC” at Sphere Las Vegas. Merab Dvalishvili dominates “Suga” Sean O’Malley en route to a unanimous decision victory. Valentina Shevchenko leaves no doubt of who is the queen of the flyweight division. Diego Lopes gets his signature victory to date, dispatching Brian Ortega. What’s next for Lopes? All this and more…
0:00 – Introduction
1:01 – Did the UFC deliver at Sphere Las Vegas?
7:15 – Sean O’Malley flat, or simply stifled by “The Machine”?
12:18 – Merab Dvalishvili brilliant in victory
17:15 – Laying out the path forward for Dvalishvili, O’Malley
25:08 – Valentina Shevchenko fails to entertain but gets needed result
28:13 – Diego Lopes can be doubted no longer
33:55 – Breaking down the Dvalishvili, Aljamain Sterling, Ray Longo relationship
37:56 – Is Stipe Miocic being unfairly disrespected ahead of UFC 309?
49:32 – What to make of Michael Chandler moving on from Conor McGregor
54:45 – Breaking down Dana White vs. T-Mobile Arena and MGM Resorts
1:01:49 – Weekend preview, including CFFC 135
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