Sean O’Malley has been one of the biggest UFC stars since Conor McGregor, and he finds himself at the center of media attention all the time. Since winning the UFC bantamweight title, the most frequent question regarding this guy is about his next opponent.
Before Betting on Sean O’Malley’s Next Opponent
Since joining the UFC, this guy has been creating hype. Six years ago, the 22-year-old debuted against Terrion Ware at the Ultimate Fighter 26, beating the rival via unanimous decision. After that, his rise to the top began, with the Sugar losing only one event in his career, posting 17 wins and having one no-contest.
The most recent victory he posted was against Aljamain Sterling, who was the UFC bantamweight champion coming into that event. At 51 seconds of the second round, the UFC 292 headliner was stopped, with O’Malley defeating Sterling via TKO. He became the new champ, even though all the bookmakers saw him as a solid underdog.
Sean O’Malley’s Next Opponent Offshore Betting Odds
Sugar’s sole defeat in his career was against Marlon “Chito” Vera, to whom he suffered a hard KO in the first round. That was three years ago, but it is the only black spot in his resume that he needs to erase in order to become the undisputed champ. Vera was in the mix for the title bout for a long time, which is why this matchup has the most sense of all.
The next rival on the list is Merab Dvalishvili, who is also among the potential contenders, plus, he is Sterling’s training partner, who called out O’Malley and even stole his jacket before the fight with Aljo. Sterling himself is third on the list, while Cory Sandhagen is next. Petr Yan, against whom O’Malley already fought and won under controversial circumstances, sits at +1200. Khabib’s relative, Umar Nurmagomedov, could emerge as Sugar’s next rival too, the same as the former two-division champ, Henry Cejudo.
