Conor McGregor weighs in on UFC 316 main event with five-word Sean O’Malley response: ‘Big fight feel’

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Conor McGregor is looking forward to Sean O’Malley’s rematch with Merab Dvalishvili.O’Malley has the chance to become a two-time UFC champion when he faces Dvalishvili in New Jersey on Saturday.O’Malley can reclaim the bantamweight title by defeating Dvalishvili at UFC 316GettyThe pair meet for the second time in the main event of UFC 316, with Dvalishvili aiming to cement his status as the bantamweight king once again.Ahead of the rematch, O’Malley revealed that he quit social media and smoking marijuana to exact revenge on his one and only defeat inside UFC’s Octagon.‘Suga’ has also spoken glowingly about using inspiration from former two-time UFC champion McGregor as fuel for the rematch.So if O’Malley wasn’t motivated enough as he seeks to tackle the huge challenge of overcoming Dvalishvili, then McGregor’s latest comments may provide him that much needed edge on fight night.“Very excited for this match!” McGregor wrote on X on Tuesday, responding to a viral clip of O’Malley.O’Malley was filmed watching McGregor’s rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202 in August 2016.McGregor, just like O’Malley, was coming off his first ever UFC defeat to the Stockton slugger five months prior.The Irishman was submitted by Diaz in the main event of UFC 196 after becoming the first UFC fighter to hold two titles simultaneously by knocking out Jose Aldo.However, McGregor had the last laugh, as he overcame Diaz with a majority decision victory.It would be the last dance for ‘The Notorious’ in Dana White‘s promotion, before transitioning into the squared circle for a lucrative crossover fight with Floyd Mayweather.McGregor said O’Malley’s rematch has a ‘big fight feel’Getty‘Suga’ can reclaim the bantamweight title by defeating Dvalishvili at UFC 316GettyHis eventual return to the UFC was marred with controversy, and ultimately ended in defeat when he was submitted by Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 in October 2018.McGregor then defeated Donald Cerrone in 40 seconds in his next fight, before suffering consecutive defeats to Dustin Poirier, and he hasn’t fought since.O’Malley admitted that he wants McGregor to make a UFC return ‘more than anybody’ when speaking how he has used the latter’s successful MMA career as inspiration for his own.“I’ve taken so much f****** inspiration from Conor, I’ve taken so much from Conor,” he said.“Watching his career play out and just the confidence he had to say what he was going to go out there and do, and go out there and do it.”McGregor also reacted to O’Malley’s preparation for Dvalishvili, as ‘Suga’ was recorded recreating a real fight atmosphere from the walkout to the fight itself with a sparring partner.O’Malley has said he’s taken ‘inspiration’ from McGregor over his careerGetty“Very reminiscent of my Diaz 2 prep,” he said. “Intriguing! BIG FIGHT FEEL!”O’Malley fights Merab Dvalishvili in a rematch for the bantamweight title at UFC 316 in New Jersey on June 8.‘Suga’ lost the belt to Dvalishvili in September, with the Georgian securing a unanimous decision victory at Las Vegas’ Sphere in what turned out to be a fairly dominant performance.O’Malley has brought in former UFC champion Demetrious Johnson in preparation for Dvalishvili to improve on his ground game.The 30-year-old from Montana has endured a ‘long’ 13-week training camp for the bout, and is confident on getting the win over Dvalishvili at the second time of asking.