Sean O’Malley already has a slew of prime bantamweight contenders wanting a bit of him after UFC 306.
O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) misplaced his 135-pound title to Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) by unanimous choice in Saturday’s Noche UFC primary occasion at Sphere in Las Vegas.
Following his title loss, O’Malley was instantly mocked by Henry Cejudo (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC), who beforehand stated he’d stick round at bantamweight to combat O’Malley.
“Hey O’Methyl…You wished to be the following Conor McGregor-well now you’re. Neither of you bums can defend a takedown. I’m educating ‘Wrestling for Cokeheads’ at 8 AM. See you within the morning. @SugaSeanMMA.”
Hey O’Methyl…You wished to be the following Conor McGregor-well now you’re. Neither of you bums can defend a takedown. I’m educating “Wrestling for Cokeheads” at 8 AM. See you within the morning. @SugaSeanMMA
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) September 15, 2024
Additionally taking a shot at O’Malley is former champion Petr Yan (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC), who misplaced a controversial choice to “The Suga Present” in October 2022.
“I by no means thought of Sean an actual champion as a result of he was gifted choice towards me in Abu Dhabi. Rematch season is open, so see you quickly
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I by no means thought of Sean an actual champion as a result of he was gifted choice towards me in Abu Dhabi. Rematch season is open, so see you quickly 👊🏼
— Petr “No Mercy” Yan (@PetrYanUFC) September 15, 2024
Cory Sandhagen’s strategy was a extra respectful one, urging O’Malley to offer the followers a striker’s delight matchup. Sandhagen (17-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) is coming off a primary occasion loss to Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC on ABC 7 in August.
“Watching Merab win the title ⏩️ realizing you get Sandman v Suga due to it
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Congrats, Merab. You earned it, man. O’Malley, time to offer the folks what they need. I don’t promise to not kiss you.”
O’Malley appeared to take his loss in stride, posting a video of him engaged on his takedown protection on his Instagram. O’Malley was taken down six instances by Dvalishvili and managed for 10 minutes.
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