Jose Aldo makes a case for Sean O'Malley to get the next UFC bantamweight **** le shot.
After back-to-back **** le losses to Merab Dvalishvili, O'Malley (20-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) rebounded with a decision win over Song Yadong, followed by a knockout over Aiemann Zahabi at UFC Freedom 250.
Meanwhile, Dvalishvili (21-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC) lost his **** le to Petr Yan (20-5 MMA, 12-4 UFC) at UFC 323, and expects to get an immediate shot to avenge his loss. However, former UFC champion Aldo sees O'Malley in the **** le conversation.
"It all depends on what the UFC decides to do with Merab," Aldo said in an interview with Covers.com. "He was a dominant champion and maybe he deserves an immediate rematch. But if that rematch doesn't happen, I see Sean O'Malley as the leading candidate.
"After his most recent performance, he strengthened his case considerably. I still have doubts about some decisions that went against other fighters in the division, but O'Malley remains a major name and an extremely marketable one."
After back-to-back **** le losses to Merab Dvalishvili, O'Malley (20-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) rebounded with a decision win over Song Yadong, followed by a knockout over Aiemann Zahabi at UFC Freedom 250.
Meanwhile, Dvalishvili (21-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC) lost his **** le to Petr Yan (20-5 MMA, 12-4 UFC) at UFC 323, and expects to get an immediate shot to avenge his loss. However, former UFC champion Aldo sees O'Malley in the **** le conversation.
"It all depends on what the UFC decides to do with Merab," Aldo said in an interview with Covers.com. "He was a dominant champion and maybe he deserves an immediate rematch. But if that rematch doesn't happen, I see Sean O'Malley as the leading candidate.
"After his most recent performance, he strengthened his case considerably. I still have doubts about some decisions that went against other fighters in the division, but O'Malley remains a major name and an extremely marketable one."
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