Umar Nurmagomedov isn’t a fan of Sean O’Malley’s antics on social media.
The undefeated Dagestani standout returns to the Octagon this Saturday because the UFC heads to Abu Dhabi for a stacked Struggle Night time in Etihad Area. Assembly Nurmagomedov in the principle occasion shall be bantamweight staple Cory Sandhagen in a bout that ought to produce the following 135-pound title contender.
Because it stands, O’Malley sits atop the bantamweight throne, although his days could possibly be quantity as he finds himself on a collision course with streaking Georgian sensation Merab Dvalishvili.
The pair will headline Noche UFC at Sphere in Las Vegas this September with the winner presumably dealing with the winner of Nurmagomedov vs. Sandhagen.
Throughout a current dialog with Daniel Cormier on the Corridor of Famer’s YouTube channel, Nurmagomedov didn’t mince phrases whereas discussing O’Malley, slamming ‘Sugar’ for performing like a “clown” on social media and doing issues unbecoming of a powerful champion.
“Me and Sean are two completely different [people],” Nurmagomedov mentioned of O’Malley. “He loves being humorous. We’re completely different guys and I’m ashamed now we have Sean O’Malley as a champion. Males should be completely different, it’s about various things…you need to be a great instance for the younger era, and you’ll’t do one thing like a clown. When Sean Strickland tells him he appears to be like like a clown…is life about cash? No, males should be sturdy guys…
“Males should be gents, not a clown, or performing some TikToks, music and dancing. It’s not about that…girls can do that…we all know what the UFC cares about. They don’t wish to give him good fighters with good wrestling” (h/t BJPenn.com).
So far, O’Malley has not responded to Nurmagomedov’s feedback.
‘Sandman’ appears to be like to grab Umar Nurmagomedov’s ‘O’ in Abu Dhabi
Umar Nurmagomedov is an ideal 17-0 in his blended martial arts profession with 5 of these victories coming underneath the UFC banner. Presently, he’s sitting because the No. 10 ranked contender within the bantamweight division, but when he can rating a giant win over ‘Sandman’ in Abu Dhabi, he’ll skyrocket himself towards the highest of the rankings and all however assure himself a shot at UFC gold.
Sandhagen goes into Saturday’s bout having gained his final three, incomes victories over Music Yadong, Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera, and Rob Font. Sandman’ additionally holds wins over Frankie Edgar, Marlon Moraes, and John Lineker. Sandhagen landed his first shot at a UFC title, competing in opposition to Petr Yan for the interim crown in October 2021. Yan gained the bout by way of unanimous determination, forcing Sandhagen to return to the drafting board.
If the Colorado native can take Nurmagomedov’s ‘O’ within the UAE, a showdown with both O’Malley or Dvalishvili will certainly await.
