Morning Report: Sean O’Malley’s coach believes ‘Suga’ presents big problems for Ilia Topuria

Sean O’Malley’s coach Tim Welch believes his fighter is a troublesome matchup for Ilia Topuria.

This previous Saturday, Topuria solidified his reign atop the featherweight division, knocking out Max Holloway in the primary occasion of UFC 308. Subsequent up for Topuria seems to be a rematch with former champion Alexander Volkanovski, with Diego Lopes additionally ready within the wings. However whereas these matchup appear destined to happen, Welch believes Topuria’s largest problem may come from his bantamweight cost.

“I do suppose stylistically there may be Sean may give Ilia issues,” Welch instructed Submission Radio. “He actually may. However Ilia topuria is a really, very scary battle… You make one mistake with Ilia Topuria and also you’re going to be lights out, wanting up on the ceiling or no matter. That’s a scary, scary battle, however I do consider that Sean, along with his vary and along with his pace and along with his total ability set, he may give Ilia issues. I do consider that.”

This isn’t the primary time O’Malley’s camp has thrown out a attainable matchup with Topuria. After efficiently defending his bantamweight title towards Chito Vera, “Suga” teased a attainable champ vs. champ matchup, however was in the end made to battle Merab Dvalishvili as a substitute. Dvalishvili gained a dominant choice to take the title and, at the least for now, take a matchup with Topuria off the desk.

One matchup which may be on the desk for O’Malley is a rematch with Dvalishvili. Although UFC CEO Dana White has stated Umar Nurmagomedov must be first up for Dvalishvili, each O’Malley and his rival have campaigned for the rematch. And if one way or the other the celebrities align and provides O’Malley one other crack at Dvalishvili, Welch is assured issues will go in a different way this time, and put the Topuria matchup again on the desk.

“A wholesome Sean, I do consider we go on the market and find yourself KOing Merab in between some kind of scramble or one thing,” Welch stated. “On the in-betweens, I feel Sean will be capable of catch his chin and put him down.

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I’m positive Topuria is shedding sleep over Sean O’Malley shifting up. I imply, what would he do? Certain, he may take Sean down simply and submit him, however he may additionally knock Sean into the following dimension. The plethora of selections for tips on how to win would merely be an excessive amount of for Topuria, breaking his mind and resulting in a TKO (quick circuit) victory for O’Malley.

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