Former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley is able to get again within the octagon. Towards whom, when and the place stays up within the air.
Rumors have O’Malley linked to a doable showdown with No. 5 ranked Track Yadong at UFC 323 in Las Vegas on Dec. 6. Whereas O’Malley confirmed that nothing is ‘offiicial’ on his finish, he likes the matchup towards “The Kung Fu Child.”
“Everybody and their grandmother is sending me the screenshots of Track Yadong versus ‘Suga’ December sixth. Individuals are saying, ‘Yo, congrats. When does struggle camp begin?’ All this and that,” O’Malley stated on his YouTube channel.
“To be sincere, I don’t know what the plan is. There’s nothing official on my facet,” O’Malley continued. “I haven’t talked to the UFC particularly on who, when, and the place. Track looks as if a fantastic subsequent opponent, although. I imply, it is sensible. I just like the matchup. That appears good.”
The December date would fall according to when O’Malley needs to return, however he is even be prepared to compete as early as November.
“So far as a date goes, December, January, February, f**king November. I am able to go,” he stated. “I am able to go. Name me subsequent week, and I am going to in all probability say that is too brief discover, however I do just like the matchup.
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“It is sensible. I am wholesome. I am feeling good. I am coaching like a motherf**ker. And once more, I like that matchup. Me versus Track, if that is what’s subsequent, hell yeah.”
O’Malley final fought at UFC 316 in June, shedding to champion Merab Dvalishvili in a rematch. He is at the moment ranked as the highest contender within the division, however has two losses to the titleholder. The highway again to a championship struggle would require an epic run that may’t be denied, or for Dvalishvili to be upended.
Yadong rebounded from a loss to Petr Yan in his final struggle, defeating former champion Henry Cejudo in February.
