Calling out fighters, agitating them, and getting a reaction out of them – it’s all a part of the game. UFC fighters know how to rile each other up with their words and actions to hype a fight. Now although there is no fight card in the making for Merab Dvalishvili, he did manage to ruffle Sean O’Malley‘s feathers.

O’Malley, who is currently preparing to fight the Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 for the title, is quite popular among the fans. That is why, when Merab Dvalishvili stole O’Malley’s red jacket, the fans were not too happy with him. However, his best friend, Aljamain Sterling seemed quite amused by the stint and took to social media to call his friend ‘amazing’.

How did it all start? Merab Dvalishvili steals ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley’s Jacket at UFC 288

It all started back in May (6 May to be precise), when current Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling beat legendary UFC fighter Henry Cejudo at UFC 288. Things took a turn for the worse when Sean O’Malley entered the ring after the fight. After a while, officials had to be brought in to keep both fighters from ‘having a go’ at each other, as things quickly spiraled out of control.

Amidst all this, Bantamweight fighter Merab Dvalishvili, who happens to be the best friend of Aljamain Sterling, seized the opportunity to steal O’Malley’s jacket and wear it himself. He then quickly ran to the cage fence and perched himself atop that, waving to the fans and celebrating his ‘win’. O’Malley was visibly displeased with this and tried to get his jacket back, annoyed. However, in a later press conference, he revealed that he was really amused by it and had chosen to ‘give’ Dvalishvili the jacket since he liked it so much.

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Dive Deeper – Aljamain Sterling Shows off Merab Dvalishvili and UFC Champ’s Insane Stat, Only Second to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Protege Ahead of Sean O’Malley Fight at UFC 292

Now, ahead of Sean O’Malley’s highly anticipated fight against Aljamain Sterling, Merab Dvalishvili has been seen flaunting his ‘gift,’ yet again. The fighter turned up in the jacket at the UFC 292 press conference. Dvalishvili had promised that he would be wearing the jacket till Sterling defeated O’Malley, and it seems he is keeping his word.

Fans React to Merab Dvalishvili Wearing Sean O’Malley’s Jacket Again

When Dvalishvili first pulled that stunt, not a lot of people appreciated that. Some people found it amusing while others felt it was unnecessary and provocative. However, it seems Dvalishvili doesn’t care about any of that since he was seen wearing that jacket when he came to the UFC 292 press conference. A Twitter handle shared a picture of Dvalishvili brandishing that jacket.

The fans wasted no time in sharing their thoughts on the matter. Some of them, who were either fans of O’Malley or didn’t appreciate the audacious move in general, criticized him.

Others were shocked, and a little disappointed to see him trying to get the limelight by repeating the same stunt, all over again.

One fan seemed to find it quite amusing and dubbed it as ‘cool’.

An O’Malley fan shared a surprising response to it.

One fan was convinced that what Sean O’Malley had to say about Merab Dvalishili was nothing but the truth.

It seems Dvalishvili is going to be wearing it ringside on 20 August as well. But the question is, will Sterling be able to secure a wine? Or will all of Dvalishvili’s stunts disintegrate as O’Malley picks up the mantle this time? Only time will tell.

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