Regardless of having his proverbial fingers full with incoming bantamweight championship challenger, Marlon Vera this weekend at UFC 299 – Sean O’Malley has already plotted a dominant, quickfire knockout win over recently-minted featherweight kingpin, Ilia Topuria within the close to future.
O’Malley, the present undisputed bantamweight champion, is slated to headline UFC 299 this weekend within the promotion’s return to Miami, Florida.
Making an attempt to avenge his first skilled loss, O’Malley takes on Ecuadorian favourite, Vera – after the latter stopped him with a primary spherical floor strikes TKO win 4 years in the past through the pair’s bantamweight rise.
Minting himself as one of the best at bantamweight final August, nevertheless, O’Malley turned in a surprising second spherical knockout win over record-setting champion, Aljamain Sterling – coronating himself because the 135 pound champion.
And staking his declare for a rematch with Chone rival, Vera off the again of his victory over Sterling, O’Malley will try to lodge his first championship protection in ‘The Sunshine State’ this weekend.
Sean O’Malley previews Ilia Topuria showdown
Moreover, regardless of Georgian drive, Merab Dvalishvili distinctly ready within the wings to problem for gold come the end result of UFC 299, Montana native, O’Malley has claimed he would cease the aforenoted, Topuria in quickfire trend to turn out to be a two-weight champion, earlier than returning to his bantamweight stomping grounds.
“[A] lovely efficiency,” Sean O’Malley instructed assembled media of Ilia Topuria’s title win over Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 final month. “I used to be there reside, it was a cool second. It was, you recognize – Ilia is a scary little dude. That combat [with him] excites me. [I] would positively wish to get that combat, ultimately.”
“Yeah, I’d transfer as much as 145 [pounds] for that,’ Sean O’Malley defined. “However, I’m a bantamweight, you recognize, for the following couple years. If I did do this, you recognize, it might be up there, simply go up there, and knock him out actual fast, then head again down [to bantamweight].”
Who wins in a future tremendous combat: Ilia Topuria or Sean O’Malley?
