Perennial bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen has been very vocal on-line calling for a combat with fellow American contender Sean O’Malley.
Again in October final 12 months Sandhagen suffered a disappointing choice defeat in a title bout in opposition to dominant champion, on the time, Merab Dvalishvili. The combat happened after the American picked up a victory ending former flyweight king Deiveson Figueiredo earlier in Might that 12 months. As one of many sports activities most lively champions Dvalishvili needed to interrupt the document for many defences in a 12 months after already racking up 2 defences of his 135lbs crown within the first half of 2025.
For the reason that loss not solely Sandhagen however the MMA neighborhood have been gravitating and calling for a match up with O’Malley. Reasoning behind this got here from the very fact each males had suffered losses to the champion on the time and with them each being distinctive strikers a combat can be a fan pleasant scrap with probably a spotlight reel end which each males have produced on numerous events all through their UFC tenures.
Cory Sandhagen Speaks on O’Malley Match Up
After the announcement of the entire UFC White Home card at UFC 326 the looks of Sean O’Malley on the cardboard didn’t shock followers however the scheduled opponent throughout the octagon definitely did. O’Malley is lined as much as face off with rising Canadian Aiemann Zahabi driving a seven combat win streak.
The notion throughout the MMA neighborhood was why was this not in opposition to Sandhagen, the person himself gave his ideas as to why a possible combat is but to materialise when talking to James Lynch on Home of Fight Youtube Channel.
“I believe I’m a troublesome combat for him man, Sean’s complete factor is retaining area and being lengthy and preventing from the skin and in opposition to me he received’t have the ability to do this….. Sean’s like actually good at low-risk excessive reward forms of matches. Which is form of a disgrace as a result of I don’t assume that that actually speaks to individuals and the followers as a lot as large dangers.” He completed stating “It’s simply form of a lame solution to go about doing issues in my view.”
Who at 135lbs would you want Cory Sandhagen to face subsequent given the present panorama of the division?
