The wrestling preparations for Merab Dvalishvili are not going well, according to spies Henry Cejudo claims he has inside Sean O’Malley’s camp.
Uh-oh, another bad camp?
Following his shocking knockout win over Aljamain Sterling in August 2023, Sean O’Malley revealed that he had a terrible training camp. He injured his rib and barely wrestled, making his win over the grappling-heavy “Funkmaster” all the more impressive.
Now we have Henry Cejudo coming out and claiming O’Malley is once again having issues in camp for his Riyadh Season Noche UFC fight against Merab Dvalishvili on September 14th. “Triple C” claims that’s just the kind of thing you learn when both your gyms are in Arizona.
“He doesn’t know how to get off of bottom, he’s having trouble,” Cejudo claimed on his Pound 4 Pound podcast with Kamaru Usman. “I’ve had three training partners that have gone out there that all told me the same s—.”
O’Malley was set to appear on the Pound 4 Pound podcast but instead toasted Usman, roasted Cejudo, and bounced after 20 seconds. Was this why Cejudo decided to drop news on “Suga,” or was this Henry’s revenge for Sean sharing news of his previous camp issues?
“Just like when I’m injured, he always knows,” he added. “He’s tweeted out like when I lost to Merab Dvalishvili, he knew that I was injured. That’s just what happens when you live in the same city. People know other people that will say s—.”
The situation has Cejudo picking Dvalishvili to beat O’Malley at UFC 306 on September 14th.
“It’s a match made in heaven for a guy like Merab,” Cejudo concluded. “He just needs to be here, he just needs to be careful in those two rounds and as the fight goes on, I can see Merab Dvalishvili f—ing taking him out.”
“Am I a snitch? Am I a snitch, Kamaru?”