Following his loss at UFC 306, Sean O’Malley was extremely critiqued after a disappointing efficiency in opposition to Merab Dvalishvili that noticed a combat go to distance in a unanimous resolution loss.
Former UFC champion Henry Cejudo labeled Sean O’Malley’s title-capturing win at UFC 292 a ‘fluke’ over former champion Aljamain Sterling.
After defending his first UFC title protection in opposition to Chico Vera at UFC 299, ‘Suga’ was put to the take a look at in opposition to Dvalishvili the place it seemed like a stylistic mismatch all evening. Dvalishvili, who was cornered by Sterling within the combat, has a really related fashion to him as they’re each elite wrestlers and grapplers. The distinction is that Merab was capable of unanimously defeat Sean O’Malley whereas Sterling was knocked out within the second spherical through which O’Malley captured bantamweight gold.
Sean O’Malley’s ‘Fluke’ Victory vs. Sterling
Of their podcast Pound 4 Pound, Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo mentioned the combat between O’Malley and Dvalishvili. Through the podcast, Cejudo spoke on O’Malley’s victory over Sterling stating, “I nonetheless return and say hey, that combat with Aljamain Sterling, that was a fluke too. Aljamain was nonetheless in that combat…” He even went on to say that, “I did an entire lot higher than Sean after I fought Merab. I imply I took down Merab.”
Regardless of Cejudo labeling O’Malley’s victory over Merab as a fluke, he too additionally misplaced to Dvalishvili by way of unanimous resolution at UFC 298. Through the podcast ‘Triple C’ stated he fought Merab with an injured groin however wished to combat him to arrange a title combat in opposition to Sean O’Malley. Each of the previous champions have gone backwards and forwards with one another already on social media and Cejudo thought their animosity may carry in direction of a possible title combat.
The one factor you ever gained the gold in is being the worlds largest Cuck. You might be so in denial it is best to transfer to Egypt. They need to take a few of Diddy’s child oil and put it in your dry vagina. @SugaSeanMMA https://t.co/duceevd7Ic
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) September 20, 2024
It’ll be attention-grabbing to see what’s subsequent for these fighters as O’Malley stated he possible gained’t combat for an additional yr on account of hip surgical procedure. Merab is projected to combat the No.2 bantamweight in Umar Nurmagomedov whereas Cejudo is sitting at No.6 within the bantamweight rankings.
Sterling just lately pulled out of his combat in opposition to Movsar Evloev on account of damage, however hopes to be again in motion earlier than the tip of the yr.
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