O'Malley admits Dvalishvili will beat him.

Sean O'Malley, the current UFC lightweight champion, has spoken out about his fight with Merab Dvalishvili. Sean didn't rule out that Merab could beat him.

"Merab is a dangerous opponent, he could kick my ass. Anybody could beat me. Marlon Vera, Ilia Topuria, they could. I just close my eyes and I see it: Merab standing across from me, Aljo Sterling scowling in his corner. His coaches are sad. Holy shit. I can't wait for our fight, baby," O'Malley told The MMA Hour.

O'Malley had his last fight on March 10, beating Marlon Vera by unanimous decision on judges in the main event of UFC 299. As for Dvalishvili, he won a split decision over Henry Cejudo in his last fight.