Morning Report: Matt Serra rips Sean O’Malley’s coach for underhanded tactics during fights: ‘You’re being a little b*tch’

Matt Serra skilled Merab Dvalishvili after he first arrived in america, and earlier than he actually spoke a phrase of English, so he’s at all times going to have his again. That’s very true when the UFC bantamweight champion will get right into a dustup together with his opponents or their coaches.

Previous to claiming the title this previous September at UFC 306, Dvalishvili acquired right into a heated encounter with Sean O’Malley and his head coach Tim Welch over some questionable techniques used throughout a championship bout with Aljamain Sterling. Whereas he was cornering O’Malley for the combat, Welch really began shouting directions to Sterling to doubtlessly throw off his efficiency.

Sterling downplayed the notion that Welch’s try to get at him performed any half within the end result of the combat, however O’Malley’s coach really did it once more through the matchup towards Dvalishvili till the referee issued a warning. The whole state of affairs didn’t sit nicely with Serra, who has been a coach and cornerman for nearly so long as he was throughout his a professional fighter.

“I’m not a fan of that man as a result of once they have been combating, he does some soiled f*cking, c*nty shit,” Serra mentioned about Welch on The Overdogs podcast. “He’s the man [yelling] ‘Aljo, you’ve acquired to go, you’ve acquired [to go]!’

“Dude, it may not be towards the foundations, however you’re being a bit bitch proper now. I’m simply letting you recognize. I’m not going to go ‘Sean O’Malley, you’ve acquired to [go]!’”

Welch shouting directions to Sterling throughout his combat towards O’Malley is what prompted Dvalishvili to confront him over his actions. O’Malley later took up for his coach when he got here face-to-face with Dvalishvili and steered that he may settle issues with Welch in an precise combat if that’s what he wished.

Dvalishvili continued taking purpose at Welch through the leadup to his combat towards O’Malley and he scoffed at the concept that he would settle issues within the octagon fairly than simply caring for enterprise on the road if the state of affairs really escalated. Serra couldn’t assist however chuckle at the concept that Welch would throw down with Dvalishvili in a avenue combat.

“I like when he acquired in that Tim Welch’s face,” Serra mentioned. “Sean O’Malley’s a pleasant child, however he nonetheless has a child’s mentality. He’s like ‘there’s weight lessons for a cause.’ Merab would eat him in a avenue combat. I don’t give a f*ck what that ginger is aware of. He would eat him up.

“I like when Merab noticed him he goes ‘you wish to go now or do you wish to wait till after the combat?’ Tim Welch is like [I’m all right]. As a result of dude, I don’t know what world they’re from. I don’t know what their code is. I do know Merab’s and Merab wouldn’t be like let’s have a avenue combat and weigh in. Shut the f*ck up.”

So far as Welch utilizing his place as O’Malley’s cornerman to yell directions at his opponents, Serra actually hates that maneuver, particularly as a result of it injects the coaches right into a combat and that shouldn’t occur.

“They’re combating,” Serra mentioned. “We’re not combating.”

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