Overview

• O’Malley requested a fight with Cory Sandhagen on three weeks’ notice for UFC 318 or UFC 319, but UFC matchmakers opted against the matchup.
• UFC scheduled Merab Dvalishvili to defend his bantamweight title against Sandhagen at UFC 320 on October 4 in Las Vegas.
• Despite back-to-back defeats to Dvalishvili at UFC 306 and UFC 316, O’Malley said he would still accept a Sandhagen title fight immediately.
• In preparation for his UFC 316 rematch, O’Malley overhauled his lifestyle by giving up vices such as marijuana, social media, smoking, drinking and partying.
• He has publicly urged fighters like Conor McGregor to adopt his disciplined regimen and continues to express confidence in overcoming Dvalishvili.