1 week Ago By Jordan Ellis, Bloody Elbow
Sean O’Malley has decided to play matchmaker in the aftermath of UFC 314. The former UFC bantamweight champion watched on from home with his friends as Paddy Pimblett brutalized Michael Chandler en route to the biggest win of his career in Miami, Florida, on Saturday night. Talk immediately turned to what’s next for ‘The Baddy’, who fancies a scrap with ex-champion Charles Oliveira .
However, Sean O’Malley believes he has a much better idea for Paddy Pimblett ‘s next UFC fight. Sean O’Malley pitches superfight for Paddy Pimblett O’Malley was full of praise for Pimblett immediately after his third-round TKO win at UFC 314 . “Damn! Paddy beats Michael Chandler,” he said in a live reaction video shared to his YouTube channel.
“Wow! That was f—— impressive, he looked f—— sharp.” ‘Suga’ soon began speculating about who Pimblett might fight next after cracking the lightweight top 10. Charles Oliveira and Ilia Topuria were floated as potential opponents for the Englishman before O’Malley sent a superfight message to UFC CEO Dana White .
He added: “Boys, Conor McGregor vs Paddy Pimblett is the fight to make. “It needs to happen right now. Let’s make it happen, Uncle Dana.
“Paddy vs Conor at 190lbs. F— it! Let them both be fat.” What’s next for Sean O’Malley? O’Malley hasn’t fought since losing his 135lb title in a decision defeat to Merab Dvalishvili last September.
The 30-year-old was outgrappled and outpointed over five rounds in the UFC 306 main event. Even though he was easily beaten in their first fight, O’Malley has been given a rematch with Merab Dvalishvili . The bantamweight duo will headline UFC 316, which will take place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on June 7 amid backlash from fans unhappy with the main event.
“The rematch is official, ‘Suga’ Sean vs Merab 2 is happening, and I don’t think people are gonna be too happy about it,” O’Malley admitted. “The last time I fought the best bantamweight in the world, or the best bantamweight at the time, we got the job done. I’m very confident in my skills.
Last camp, we had some s— going on, I don’t want to sit here and make excuses, we had a great camp, we showed up, I was in shape, we did what we could. “This camp has already been a lot different, and I’m feeling good. So, super excited to be able to go out there and take care of business.
I feel like a lot of things I’ve made change-wise in my life are gonna attribute to my performance.” This article first appeared on Bloody Elbow and was syndicated with permission..
