Fight fans nearly got a short-notice matchup between top bantamweight contenders Sean O’Malley and Cory Sandhagen, but UFC matchmakers weren’t feeling it.
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“I threw my name out there to UFC. I was like… three weeks, me vs. Cory would be sweet, but it didn’t really make sense for the UFC.
“Cory vs. Merab was the next fight to make. But yeah, me vs. Cory is a very interesting fight. That’s one that’s bound to happen, sooner than later.”
abstained from all vices heading into his rematch with Dvalishvili at UFC 316, is back to his old ways. Fight fans don’t know if that will lead to O’Malley getting back into the UFC win column his next time out, but “Suga” is trying to stay active.
That should count for something, right?
