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Daniel Cormier claims Aljamain Sterling deserves immediate UFC title rematch: ‘He’s the champ, I love him’

Former UFC champion, Daniel Cormier discusses the bantamweight title picture and who should challenge Sean O’Malley for his title. Despite being an underdog, O’Malley dispatched of Sterling in just the second round, landing a counter right hand that sent Sterling to the mat. Prior to this, Sterling had an impressive run as champion despite what […]

Former UFC champion, Daniel Cormier discusses the bantamweight title picture and who should challenge Sean O’Malley for his title.

Despite being an underdog, O’Malley dispatched of Sterling in just the second round, landing a counter right hand that sent Sterling to the mat. Prior to this, Sterling had an impressive run as champion despite what was a rocky start, capturing the title with a disqualification win over Pet Yan.

O’Malley, who the UFC has positioned to be a star, now has call over the division and with his 2020 loss and ongoing feud with Marlon Vera, it seems that the new champion is unlikely to go with the immediate rematch.

Daniel Cormier talks bantamweight title picture

While Vera has had a decent run over the past few years, Merab Dvalishvili certainly deserves a title shot and there could be an argument to be made for Sterling to get his rematch. Many believe that Vera should not be next in line in comparison to those ranked above him

Fighter turned UFC commentator, Cormier, gave his take on the bantamweight title landscape via his YouTube channel. Cormier said that while Sterling probably should be next, its likely that he won’t be.

“I love Aljamain Sterling. I love his ability to fight anybody, any time,” Cormier said. “He’s the champ. He don’t care. He’s still fighting these dudes. As much as that made me love him even more than I did before, it ultimately is going to be the thing that makes it hard for him to get what he ultimately wants: that title fight. (H/T MMA Junkie)

“If Sean O’Malley doesn’t feel like he wants to fight him, he will not be forced,” he continued. “The more the star grows, the more input he will have on what his journey looks like. Is it unfair that ‘Aljo’ doesn’t get a title fight right away? Probably. With all those defences? Absolutely. I’m taking that back. No ‘probably’ — absolutely, Aljamain should get a title fight. He should get a rematch. But he won’t, because O’Malley is not looking back.”

Daniel Cormier on bantamweight title picture

Do you agree with Daniel Cormier?

Sean O’Malley confirms plans for early 2024 return, reveals UFC want him to headline PPV card: ‘It’s dope’

Taking main event honors for the first time in his Octagon tenure back in August, newly minted undisputed bantamweight champion, Sean O’malley has revealed the UFC want him to continue in his recent vein, and headline a pay-per-view event for his first defense as divisional champion. O’Malley, just the second product of Dana White’s Contender […]

O’Malley, just the second product of Dana White’s Contender Series to win undisputed gold under the banner of the UFC, did so back in August in Boston, Massachusetts, lodging a stunning second round TKO win over Aljamain Sterling at the TD Garden.

And targeting an immediate return as soon as December at UFC 296, Montana striker, O’Malley saw those plans scuppered immediately after the promotion confirmed a championship doubleheader featuring Leon Edwards and Colby Covington, as well as Alexandre Pantoja, and Brandon Royval.

Sean O’Malley confirms plans for a UFC return in early 2024

Hunting a championship fight rematch with Ecuadorian finisher, Marlon Vera – who is the sole fighter to defeat O’Malley in mixed martial arts, O’Malley has revealed the promotion have sights on him headlining a flagship card early next year.

“I really, really did truly want to fight in December,” Sean O’Malley said during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience. “Like when I called out ‘Chito’ (Marlon Vera) in December, but I talked to UFC and they kind of already had [plans]. They were trying to get Colby (Covington) and Leon (Edwards) together.”

“I asked them [the UFC] – they want me to main event my own show, which I think it’s f*cking dope,” Sean O’Malley explained. “I’m down with that. I think UFC 300 is in April. That would be a sweet card to be on, but again, they’re not going [to want me as main event]. I’m going to guess [I’ll fight] before that, before UFC 300.” (H/T MMA Fighting)

While O’Malley has welcomed a title rematch with the aforenoted, Vera, former champion, Sterling called for a championship rematch of his own with the former, calling for a clash after submitting Mike Grundy at a submission grappling event in Wales last night.

Do you want to see Sean O’Malley rematch Marlon Vera next?

Aljamain Sterling calls double standards in UFC: ‘I should get a title rematch if Israel Adesanya does’

Former undisputed bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling has questioned recent talk of an immediate title fight rematch for former two-time middleweight gold holder, Israel Adesanya – and why that same sentiment does not surface for him, despite his dominant run atop the 135lbs division. Sterling, the current number one ranked bantamweight contender, headlined UFC 292 back […]

Sterling, the current number one ranked bantamweight contender, headlined UFC 292 back in August, dropping his divisional crown to the incoming, Sean O’Malley – in the form of a second round TKO loss to the Montana native in Boston, Massachusetts.

And in the immediate aftermath of Sterling’s loss, O’Malley has instead, welcomed the possibility of rematching fellow card victor, Marlon Vera as soon as UFC 296 in December – in a rematch for the Chone native.

Furthermore, dropping his middleweight championship in one-sided fashion earlier this month to the outspoken, Sean Strickland, former two-time division champion, Israel Adesanya appears to be pegged to challenge for gold immediately once more, per UFC CEO, Dana White.

Aljamain Sterling calls double standards from UFC brass after title loss

And as far as Sterling is concerned, double standards appear to be at play for him, questioning why he has not been considered for an immediate re-run against O’Malley – whilst Adesanya, who has now lost his middleweight championship twice in the space of a year, has been.

“If we’re gonna talk about giving instant rematches, you give a guy who lost two fights in the same title reign – so he won the belt, he lost, beat the guy, and then came back and lost again to another guy,” Aljamain Sterling said on his official YouTube channel. “So, it’s like, how are you giving him (Israel Adesanya) another title shot?”

“And yhen you tell me that I don’t deserve it?” Aljamain Sterling explained. “That’s all I’m saying. I’m not knocking Izzy. Izzy, if they [the UFC] give you the title shot, brother, take that sh*t and run. But what I’m saying is, how do you get it and I don’t? If the fans, Dana (White), whoever can justify that to me and I could be like, ‘Alright, I can see the point.’ But I don’t see the point.”

Do you agree with Aljamain Sterling’s call for a UFC title rematch?

Sean O’Malley claims he let Marlon Vera beat him to set up future UFC title fight: ‘I lost that fight on purpose’

Recently minted undisputed bantamweight champion, Sean O’Malley has made the outlandish claim that his sole professional mixed martial arts loss came by his entire own volition – insisting he allowed arch-rival, Marlon Vera to land a first round TKO win over him in 2020, in order to setup a potential title re-run at UFC 296 […]

O’Malley, the newly-crowned undisputed bantamweight champion, headlined UFC 292 back in August at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, defeating the incumbent, Aljamain Sterling with a stunning second round TKO victory.

The victory saw O’Malley become just the second Dana White’s Contender Series alum to land Octagon spoils, after light heavyweight striker, Jamahal Hill landed gold back in January in Brazil with a unanimous decision win over Glover Teixeira.

Sean O’Malley claims he allowed Marlon Vera defeat him back in 2020

Vowing to return to the Octagon before the close of the year in a bid to headline UFC 296 in December, O’Malley, whose sole loss in MMA came back in 2020 courtesy of a first round TKO loss to the above-mentioned Ecuadorian finisher, Vera, claimed he lost the bout the Chone native “on purpose”.

“I never lost sleep over this fight [with Marlon Vera],” Sean O’Malley told MMA Fighting during a recent interview. “I’ve actually been playing chess a long time. I lost that fight on purpose, just so I could go out there and knock out Aljo (Aljamain Sterling). And have that [rematch with Vera] be my biggest fight. Rematch.”

“If I got to pick if I was running the show, I would say yes [a rematch with Vera was next], simply because ‘Chito’ is the biggest fight next, not because he had a beautiful performance over Pedro (Munhoz). That’s not the case. If I fight ‘Chito’ next, it’s because that’s what I want and that’s the biggest fight. I’m in the fight business and I want big fights.”

Can Sean O’Malley avenge his 2020 loss to Marlon Vera?

Ex-UFC champion Chris Weidman suffers another fractured leg in Octagon return at UFC 292

$Ex-UFC champion Chris Weidman suffers another fractured leg in Octagon return at UFC 292 1$ Two years ago, Chris Weidman suffered one of the most brutal injuries in UFC history. 28 months removed from his devastating first-round leg break against Uriah Hall, ‘All-American’ made his return to the Octagon on August 19, featuring on the UFC 292 prelim card. It was a cause for celebration, but sadly, things did not […]

$Ex-UFC champion Chris Weidman suffers another fractured leg in Octagon return at UFC 292 2$

Two years ago, Chris Weidman suffered one of the most brutal injuries in UFC history.

28 months removed from his devastating first-round leg break against Uriah Hall, ‘All-American’ made his return to the Octagon on August 19, featuring on the UFC 292 prelim card. It was a cause for celebration, but sadly, things did not go Chris Weidman’s way that evening. Matched up with Brad Tavares, Weidman suffered a lopsided unanimous decision loss after Tavares targeted Weidman’s lead leg for a full 15 minutes.

To his credit, Chris Weidman finished the fight, but as it turns out, the former middleweight world champion suffered yet another devastating leg break.

“There was no ligament tears at all,” Weidman revealed on his Sirius XM show. “So ACL, LCL, MCL, PCL, all those ‘Ls’ that you do not want to tear because that’s like six months to a year of recovery. The ligaments are good. What did happen to me though, I have a fracture in my left leg. So he broke my leg with one of those leg kicks.

I ended up switching to southpaw and figuring it out. But I’m pretty sure that’s when my leg broke, fractured it. It’s on the tibula head, right below my knee is where it broke. Upper tibia bone is what’s fractured. Recovery-wise, it’s not bad at all. Four weeks. Four-week recovery, that’s it” (h/t MMA Mania).

Fortunately, the injury wasn’t as severe as the one he endured in 2021, but it will keep Weidman on the shelf for a minute while he recovers.

Will Chris Weidman Take Dana White’s Advice?

Whether or not he returns to the Octagon remains to be seen, but UFC President Dana White recently pleaded with the ex-champ to hang up his gloves after being soundly beaten by Tavares in Boston. However, Chris Weidman still has fights left on his contract that the promotion is contractually obligated to honor, should ‘All-American’ choose to fight again.

Chris Weidman’s biggest win came more than a decade ago when he shockingly scored a second-round knockout against Anderson Silva, ending the legend’s iconic middleweight title reign at UFC 162. Weidman went on to defend the strap against Lyoto Machida and Vitor Belfort before relinquishing the crown to Luke Rockhold. Weidman would go on to lose six of his last eight fights, including the loss to Brad Tavares in August.

Weidman has already insisted that his career in combat sports is far from over.

UFC 292 fighter salaries: Zhang Weili nets more than both Sean O’Malley, Aljamain Sterling in title defense

A disclosed list of fighter pay salaries for this month’s UFC 292 pay-per-view event at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts has been released, with undisputed strawweight champion, Zhang Weili netting more than both newly-minted bantamweight best, Sean O’Malley, and former gold holder, Aljamain Stelring. Co-headlining the flagship event in ‘Bean Town’, Chinese gold holder, […]

Co-headlining the flagship event in ‘Bean Town’, Chinese gold holder, Zhang Weili successfully defended the strawweight crown for the first time as part of her second title reign – landing a one-sided unanimous decision win over surging Brazilian challenger, Amanda Lemos.

In the night’s main event, Dana White’s Contender Series alum, O’Malley minted himself as the undisputed bantamweight champion with a spectacular second round win over the defending, Sterling – landing a series of hammering ground strikes to turn in a second round TKO win.

THE FULL @SUGASEANMMA KNOCKOUT!

A right hand that will live on in UFC history at #UFC292! pic.twitter.com/jM5MkPTxqK

— UFC (@ufc) August 20, 2023

And despite the hugely-backed O’Malley’s champonship-clinching win, the Montana native missed out on the top spot for disclosed salaries at UFC 292, with Hebei native, Weili topping the charts.

Zhang Weili tops the disclosed fighter salary list for her title defense at UFC 292

Below, check out the full list of disclosed salaries from UFC 292, made available by the Massachusetts Officie of Public Safety and Inspections, upon request from MMA Fighting.

Sean O’Malley ($500,000 + no win bonus) vs. Aljamain Sterling ($500,000)

Zhang Weili ($520,000 + no win bonus) vs. Amanda Lemos ($250,000)

Ian Machado Garry ($50,000 + $50,000 win bonus) vs. Neil Magny ($134,000)

Mario Bautista ($43,000 + $43,000) vs. Da’Mon Blackshear ($27,000)

Marlon Vera ($155,000 + $155,000) vs. Pedro Munhoz ($150,000)

Brad Tavares ($100,000 + $100,000) vs. Chris Weidman ($426,000)

Gregory Rodrigues ($50,000 + $50,000) vs. Denis Tiuliulin ($14,000)

Kurt Holobaugh ($15,000 + $15,000) vs. Austin Hubbard ($32,000)

Brad Katona ($32,000 + $32,000) vs. Cody Gibson ($15,000)

Andre Petroski ($18,000 + $18,000) vs. Gerald Meerschaert ($100,000)

Natalia Silva ($40,000 + $40,000) vs. Andrea Lee ($70,000)

Karine Silva ($14,000 vs. $14,000) vs. Maryna Moroz ($50,000)