He "could" bounce back in 8 months but you're time horizon on a knee surgery is realistic. 1 year + is the most optimal to ensure you don't reinjure or have any lingering issues.
i’m not guna deny omalley has great hands and could def always win by tko round 2 similar to aljo bad stoppage type deal but 8 months is not realistic this injury imo, he takes one bad kick and merab gets injury tko win like chito got.
merab has 88+ % chance of winning this fight he’s just got the frame and fight iq that won’t lose to omalley, he’s guna get a ton of take downs again just watch
parlay everything with merab, if you end up with a big wager at the end just hedge a small amount on omalley depending on his walkout imo. if he wins it’s guna be round 2-3 so maybe sprinkle tko 2-3-4 i’ll prob end up doing for savage odds but merab will win so it’s a donation