Stephen A. Smith hopes for a more entertaining conclusion for UFC 316 than he witnessed by the Pay-per-View of September 2024.
Two title fights will take place in Newark on Saturday evening, while the prudential center hosts for the latest UFC -numbered card.
After Julianna Pena defends her title against Kayla Harrison, there will be more Bantamweight gold at stake in the main event when Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley have their rematch.
The Georgian came from their first fight, where he survived the then spoiling champion in five rounds at UFC 306 in the Bol.
However, the performance of Dvalishvili did not seem to make an impression on one sports celebrity in the crowd.
Stephen A. Smith was 'bored' and looked Merab Dvalishvili defeated Sean O'Malley in the Bol
Smith recently looked ahead to UFC 316 while he spoke with Daniel Cormier during his ESPN show, First Take.
The renowned Sport Omroep was one of the big names that were present when Dvalishvili and O'Malley History are ashamed of the atmosphere.
Many said that the couple did not live up to the invoicing on Fight Night, and Smith apparently was dissatisfied among those who left the unique location.
“DC, I will tell you, I was at that first fight (in between) these two and I have to tell you something, I was bored,” Smith said.
“I was bored from the position of looking at Merab who brought him to the ground because I wanted to see 'sugar' 'sugar', and that did not happen.
“I wonder now, there was an allure that was attached to him (O'Malley)-not completely conor mcgregor-like in terms of popularity, but there was a sensational element that came with 'sugar'. How much of that shine is worn out because of the loss?”
Stephen A. Smith caught the airface weather of UFC figures and fans for controversial opinion
Smith's comments could catch some heat from the supporters of Dvalishvili, but it would not be the first time that the 57-year-old mixed martial arts fans made up the region.
He previously caused a commotion while on the broadcast for Conor McGregor's UFC 247 victory on Donald Cerrone.
Smith was criticized after accusing the fan-favorite American hunter of 'giving up' in his 40-second knockout loss for the Irishman.
Among those to express dissatisfaction with the comments, UFC President Dana White was.
“Listen, you coordinate and buy the pay-per-view because you love these guys and you respect these hunters, and you are a fan of the sport,” White told MMA Junkie. “The last thing you want to do is hear someone tear apart.
“I'm not it. Rogan doesn't like it. You don't see that in the UFC.
Dana White cannot bring herself to support Stephen A. Smith for his post-PuC 246 comments about Donald Cerrone and beef with Joe Rogan: “I am not in it.” pic.twitter.com/8wru0vbugr
– MMA Junkie (@mmajunkie) February 7, 2020
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Since then, Smith has largely stayed outside the MMA space, but he continues to discuss some prominent topics related to the UFC in his show.