Sean O'Malley (18-1-1NC) is scheduled to defend his Bantamweight Championship against the No. 1 contender Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) on September 14th at UFC 306.
Last week, Merab Dvalishvili attended the Craig Jones Invitational grappling tournament in Las Vegas to support his friends who competed at the event. A fan in the audience allegedly mocked Dvalishvili. The UFC fighter then jumped the barricade and grabbed the fan by his hair. Security then intervened and stopped Dvalishvili before things got worse.
Merab just charged a heckler in the crowd at #CJI and knocked his hat off his head 😳
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) August 17, 2024
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.. @MerabDvalishvil breaks down the heckler situation to Demetrious “@MightyMouse” Johnson at CJI pic.twitter.com/AYB7ht0IOJ
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) August 18, 2024
On his YouTube channel, Sean O'Malley commented on the incident.
"One of the fans, whoever the fan is, I need to get your information because it was funny, said, ‘Sean is your daddy’ or something like that. That’s what I heard. I don’t know how true that is. Merab f--king lose it; he can’t handle it. True stoicism at its finest. That is stoicism.
So Merab freaks out [and] climbs the fence. [But] he doesn’t know what to do with the guy; he grabs his hair, which is assault, and he could be sued for assaulting a civilian. You’re not allowed to assault somebody. You can’t put your hands on somebody. Attention all ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley fans, will you guys please, from the bottom of my heart, quit making fun of Merab. He can’t handle it. He’s very insecure. His nose is f--ked up. He doesn’t need you guys to telling him that I’m his dad. So, would you guys please quit making fun of Merab? His self-esteem is not very high right now. Lay off of that a little bit."
⚡️Sean O'Malley reacts on viral video if Merab Dvalishvili attacking a fan.
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) August 18, 2024
"Please quit making fan of Merab. He can't handle it. He's insecure. His nose f***d up."
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