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Cody Garbrandt calls for Sean O’Malley fight after UFC 292: ‘You can get it once Aljo mops the canvas with you’

Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt still wants to settle his feud with one half of this UFC’s main event, Sean O’Malley. Garbrandt and O’Malley have had the fair share of back-and-forth’s over the past few years, firing shots via interviews and social media as well as clashing at press conferences. At one point the […]

Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt still wants to settle his feud with one half of this UFC’s main event, Sean O’Malley.

Garbrandt and O’Malley have had the fair share of back-and-forth’s over the past few years, firing shots via interviews and social media as well as clashing at press conferences. At one point the fight did make sense, but since then the two career paths have gone in very different directions.

However, this hasn’t stopped the two from chirping at one another and recently Garbrandt would send out one last challenge – angling for a fight should O’Malley lose to Aljamain Sterling this weekend.

*‘He has a weird infatuation with me you can get it once Aljo mops the canvas with you @SugaSeanMMA’* – Cody Garbrandt via his Twitter

Sean O’Malley rules out Cody Garbrandt fight

In what was rather bleak reply, O’Malley did rule out the possibility of the fight taking plavce after Garbrandt suffered another knockout loss.

“Dude, Cody is not getting that fight,” ‘Suga’ said. “When he said it, you could see it in his voice, it’s like (mumbles). But that fight’s not happening.”

“It doesn’t make sense for him to say that, you wonder if that’s CTE. He’s been knocked out five times in the last two years. … He was [the UFC champion]. That fight’s not happening, at least not next. He needs to—it just doesn’t make sense. It literally just doesn’t make sense. If you look at his record. No, that’s not next.” (H/T MMA Fighting)

O’Malley is set to challenge Sterling this weekend for the undisputed bantamweight title.

Garbrandt was also originally scheduled to fight this Saturday at UFC 292, but was forced to withdraw from his fight with Mario Bautista.

How does a prime Cody Garbrandt do against Sean O’Malley of today?

Merab Dvalishvili shows up to TD Garden for UFC 292 still sporting Sean O’Malley’s jacket

Top-ranked bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili is still sporting the jacket he swiped from Sean O’Malley at UFC 288. On Saturday night, O’Malley will step inside the Octagon for his first crack at UFC gold as he meets current bantamweight world champion Aljamain Sterling in the UFC 292 main event. Three months ago, Sterling and O’Malley […]

Top-ranked bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili is still sporting the jacket he swiped from Sean O’Malley at UFC 288.

On Saturday night, O’Malley will step inside the Octagon for his first crack at UFC gold as he meets current bantamweight world champion Aljamain Sterling in the UFC 292 main event. Three months ago, Sterling and O’Malley first met inside the cage for a heated face-off mere moments after the ‘Funk Master’ successfully defended his title against Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo.

But on that night, much of the attention went to Sterling’s close friend and fellow bantamweight competitor, Merab Dvalishvili. During O’Malley’s intense staredown with Sterling, ‘Sugar’ removed his jacket and handed it to a bystander who was more than willing to hang onto it for him. As it turns out, that person was Merab Dvalishvili.

Capitalizing on the moment, ‘The Machine’ quickly stepped away from the scene, put on O’Malley’s coveted jacket, and began running around the cage. It was a scene that generated some big laughs from fans in attendance and those joining the conversation on Twitter.

In a hilarious turn of events, Merab Dvalishvili showed up for the UFC 292 pre-fight festivities still sporting the jacket he took off Sean O’Malley’s back in May.

Merab Dvalishvili’s Bantamweight Future Hinges on What Happens in the UFC 292 Main Event

Merab Dvalishvili is expected to be in the corner of Sterling when the main event matchup goes down this weekend. Aside from being close friends with the reigning bantamweight champ, Dvalishvili has a vested interest in the outcome. Sitting as the No. 1 ranked bantamweight, ‘The Machine’ expects to be the next man in line for a shot at the 135-pound crown. If O’Malley comes out on top on Saturday night, Dvalishvili will likely be the first to challenge him.

If Sterling retains, the ‘Funk Master‘ has already expressed his desire to flee the bantamweight division and move up to featherweight, leaving the 135-pound title vacant for Dvalishvili and another fighter of the UFC’s choosing to compete for it.

Who do you see coming out on top between Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley at UFC 292?

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O’Malley – Betting Preview

Returning to ‘Bean Town’ for a pay-per-view for the first time since 2018, the Octagon is slated to make a landing in Boston, Massachusetts for UFC 292 – with a championship double header set to take main card stage. In the night’s headliner, undisputed bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling takes headlining honors in a fourth attempted […]

In the night’s headliner, undisputed bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling takes headlining honors in a fourth attempted defense of his divisional crown, as he meets the surging, current number two ranked, Sean O’Malley in a heated grudge match between the two.

And taking co-main event status in our opening championship salvo, two-time and incumbent strawweight best, Zhang Weili returns to the Octagon for the first time since November of last year – taking on streaking Brazilian finisher, Amanda Lemos in a highly-anticipated championship offing.

Furthermore on the night’s main card, undefeated Irish contender, Ian Machado Garry features in a welterweight bout opposite veteran contender, Neil Magny, while bantamweight favorite, Marlon Vera opens the main card viewing in an impromptu showdown with perennial challenger, Pedro Munhoz.

Aljamain Sterling remains a betting favorite to beat Sean O’Malley at UFC 292

Initially opening as a significant betting favorite to defeat O’Malley this weekend, incumbent bantamweight kingpin, Sterling is currently sitting as an impressive -250 favorite with Betway to defeat Montana striker, O’Malley – who is currently placed as a +200 betting underdog.

Separating himself as the most prolific bantamweight champion in the history of the promotion back in May, Uniondale native, Sterling turned in a record-setting third successful title defense, landing a close, split decision win over Henry Cejudo in Newark, New Jersey.

Riding a two-fight winning run into her first attempted strawweight title defense as part of her second reign, Chinese finisher, Weili managed to mint herself as division gold holder back in November of last year at Madison Square Garden, dispatching Carla Esparza with a brutal second round rear-naked choke win.

And defending her throne, Weili takes on Belem native, Lemos – who is riding a pair of consecutive submission and knockout wins over both Michelle Waterson-Gomez, as well as compatriot, Marina Rodriguez.

Tipped significantly as a live dog in her premier title tilt this weekend at UFC 292, Lemos is currently placed as a +250 betting underdog with Betway to defeat the current -330 betting favorite, Weili in an intriguing strawweight title fight.

Remaining on this weekend’s TD Garden card despite the cancellation of a heated bout with Geoff Neal, the above-mentioned Dubliner, Machado Garry will look to improve to 13-0 as a professional – and likely crack the welterweight top-10 in a reworked bout against Neil Magny.

And per Betway, the Portmarnock knockout artist is a -500 betting favorite to defeat the veteran Magny as he takes main card status on the East Coast at UFC 292.

Hoping to punch his ticket to a potential bantamweight title rematch challenger, O’Malley with a win at UFC 292, Ecuadorian favorite, Vera is riding as an impressive -200 with Betway to defeat Brazilian veteran, Munhoz as they open the main card of this weekend’s return to Boston.

Returning from a gruesome leg fracture two years ago, former undisputed middleweight champion, Chris Weidman features in a select preliminary slot, however, Betway currently offer odds of +210 for the Baldwin local to defeat division staple, Brad Tavares in his return to combat sports at UFC 292 this weekend.

Demetrious Johnson responds to Aljamain Sterling’s fight offer ahead of UFC 292: ‘I would eat his ass up’

Former undisputed flyweight champion, Demetrious Johnson has scoffed at the clinch game and work of incumbent bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling following a bizarre offer from the Uniondale native ahead of UFC 292 this weekend. Johnson, the inaugural flyweight champion under the banner of the UFC, currently holds the undisputed flyweight equivalent under the scrutiny of […]

Johnson, the inaugural flyweight champion under the banner of the UFC, currently holds the undisputed flyweight equivalent under the scrutiny of the Chatri Sityodtong-led ONE Championship banner.

Yet to confirm plans on his potential retirement from mixed martial arts competition, Kentucky native, Johnson recently booked an outing in submission grappling, having remained sidelined since landing a trilogy rubber match win over Adriano Moraes in a flyweight title defense earlier this year.

And as for Sterling, the undisputed bantamweight champion is slated to headline UFC 292 this weekend in Boston, Massachusetts, taking on surging challenger, Sean O’Malley at the TD Garden in a fourth attempted successful title defense.

Demetrious Johnson scoffs at Aljamain Sterling’s ability

However, ahead of his return to ‘Bean Town’, Sterling made a leftfield proposition to Johnson, claiming he would be interested in fighting him if the former wanted to earn revenge for his prior win over common-foe, Henry Cejudo.

Breaking down a potential clash with the Serra-Longo MMA staple, Johnson claimed that in a clinch exchange, Sterling leaves a lot to be desired.

“I feel his (Aljamain Sterling) weakness is he has no clinch game,” Demetrious Johnson told MMA Fighting. “Like, I would eat his ass up for breakfast in the clinch game. I feel like rhythm-wise, I move way better than he does on the feet – grappling; he is longer, so I would never let him get my f*cking back, because he’ll lock them f*cking ‘Funkmaster’ legs in a body triangle like he did on Petr Yan, and they’ll have to survive him doing that.”

“The one thing he does that helps to my advantage is that he crosses a distance for me, right,” Demetrious Johnson explained. “He does this [jabs] and a funky-ass kick, and I’m like, ‘Perfect, come here, I wanna show you a thing called a Muay Thai clinch.’ I just feel like I’ll eat him alive in a clinch.”

Would you like to see Demetrious Johnson challenge Aljamain Sterling after UFC 292?

UFC 292 Predictions: Bleacher Report Main Card Staff Picks

We’re just a few days out from UFC 292, which means it’s time for another round of predictions from the B/R combat sports squad. The card goes down in Boston…

Sean O’Malley offers Marlon Vera championship rematch in December with title fight win at UFC 292: ‘I’ll sign it’

Ahead of his championship outing this weekend in a challenging capacity against the incumbent, Aljamain Sterling, Sean O’Malley has offered forme-foe and fellow UFC 292 feature, Marlon Vera, a title rematch if he strikes gold in Boston. O’Malley, the current number two ranked bantamweight contender, is slated to headline UFC 292 this weekend in his […]

O’Malley, the current number two ranked bantamweight contender, is slated to headline UFC 292 this weekend in his first main event outing for the promotion, taking on undisputed titleholder, Sterling in Massachusetts.

In the midst of a five-fight undefeated run, Montana native, O’Malley – a product of Dana White’s Contender Series, most recently landed a close, split decision win over former undisputed champion and common-foe, Petr Yan back in October in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Sean O’Malley offers Marlon Vera title rematch if both win at UFC 292

Making his first appearance in a title fight this weekend at the TD Garden, the outspoken O’Malley – whose sole professional loss came in the form of a first round ground strikes TKO defeat to the aforenoted, Vera three years ago at the UFC Apex facility, offered to fight the Ecuador native as soon as UFC 296, if he dethrones Sterling this weekend.

“I want to say active, baby, get me back in there in December – let’s run it up,” Sean O’Malley said during an episode of UFC 292 Embedded. “Realistically, if ‘Chito’ (Marlon Vera) wins, let’s do me and ‘Chito’ in December. Book it. I am ready to book it right now and I will sign a contract.”

Most recently headlining UFC Fight Night San Antonio back in March, the current number six ranked, Vera saw his impressive four-fight winning run halted in a one-sided split decision loss to Cory Sandhagen.

Featuring at UFC 292 this weekend in a main card opener, Vera takes on soon-to-be common-foe, Pedro Munhoz in a pivotal bantamweight clash.

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