His unanimous decision victory over Song at UFC 324 certainly points him in the right direction. Before that win, O’Malley had lost his title to Dvalishvili at UFC 306, and then he was submitted by the Georgian in the rematch at UFC 316. Now, O’Malley plans to turn on the style once again as he prepares to face a fighter in top form, but one he feels isn’t on his level.
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When asked what Zahabi brings to the table in terms of a challenge, O’Malley immediately replied: “durability.”
“(José) Aldo basically soccer-kicked him in the face, and he came back to win the round. He’s a very, very durable, very tough dude,” he said. “He’s on a seven-fight win streak in the UFC, which is really hard to do, especially at bantamweight. So, he’s got to be confident. I just truly believe there’s levels to this game. I know there’s levels to this game, and I believe I’m a level above him, multiple levels above him. Me, on my best night, I’m gonna go out there and just put on a shutout, put on a beautiful performance, a no-hitter. It’s gonna be beautiful.”