Morning Report: Sean O’Malley might not return until next summer

Sean O’Malley is itching to get back inside the octagon.

“Suga” has had plenty of time to lament the loss of his bantamweight title, which now sits around the waist of Merab Dvalishvili after the Georgian fighter wrestled his way to a unanimous decision win over O’Malley at UFC 307. Shortly after, O’Malley announced his plan to undergo surgery to deal with a lingering hip injury, a procedure that could keep him out for an extended period of time.