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It seems that Henry Cejudo was waiting for the conclusion of Sean O’Malley versus Aljamain Sterling. Now, after UFC 292, the bantamweight division has a new champion, and that’s none other than Sean O’Malley. Considering Sterling’s remarkable past victories, many believed that he would defend his title for the fourth time. However, things took an unexpected turn for him when ‘Suga’ made an unpredictable move. Within 51 seconds into the second round, O’Malley defeated Sterling through a technical knockout.

In the second round, Sterling tried to be the aggressor and went for O’Malley’s face with a left-handed hook. However, ‘Suga’ stepped back, avoided that, and came back with a stunning counter right-hand hook, which floored Sterling. Once he had his opponent on the floor, O’Malley continued to pepper Sterling’s face with strikes. That was when the referee intervened, and the fight ended. With his victory against ‘Funk Master, ‘ O’Malley has proved that he is one of the best fighters in the UFC. Soon after his victory, former UFC double champion Henry Cejudo made his intentions clear. Let’s dive deeper to find out what Cejudo is planning for the future.

Henry Cejudo makes his intentions clear

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Henry Cejudo didn’t take much time to call out O’Malley and demand a title shot from Dana White. The Olympic gold medalist took to X and wrote, “Congratulations pu*sy  @SugaSeanMMA how can you say you are the best in the world, When you are not even the best in our city. @danawhite can’t give him Chito because he sucks and if you give him Merat he’s only going to wrestle. Let’s run it in PHX.” 

‘The Messenger’ made it clear that he wants to fight against O’Malley next. Cejudo believes that UFC bantamweight Marlon Vera is not the right choice for O’Malley next as he is not a good fighter. Furthermore, he claimed that the UFC boss, Dana White, can’t arrange for a fight between him and Aljmain Sterling’s teammate, Merab Dvalishvili because the bout would be boring as he can only wrestle. Cejudo directly tried to declare that he is the best option left for White.

Sean O’Malley calls out Marlon Vera for his next outing

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Sean O’Malley is currently on cloud nine as he achieved a monumental victory in his fighting career. Following the win, in the octagon interview, O’Malley told Joe Rogan that his latest victory is the beginning of the Suga era.’ He also didn’t forget to call out the next fighter he wants to fight in the octagon. The Helena native declared that he wants to fight Marlon Vera next. O’Malley faced just one loss in his fighting career, and that was against Vera, and now he believes that it’s time to take revenge.

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Surprisingly, Vera too achieved a victory in UFC 292 against Pedro Munhoz. Hence, there are high chances for the bout between O’Malley and Vera to come to fruition. This means that Cejudo stands very little chance of getting a title shot against O’Malley. Do you think that O’Malley’s next bout will be against Cejudo? Let us know in the comments below.

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