{"id":149638,"date":"2025-09-17T04:53:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T04:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/149638\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T04:53:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T04:53:14","slug":"sean-omalley-provides-an-update-on-his-next-ufc-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/149638\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean O’Malley provides an update on his next UFC fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former UFC champion Sean O\u2019Malley has provided an update on his future after rumors circulated regarding his next fight.<\/p>\n

Following consecutive losses to Merab Dvalishvili, Sean O\u2019Malley has been forced to go back to the drawing board and evaluate exactly what went wrong. Now, as we look ahead to his next steps, it\u2019s unclear as to whether he wants to carry on at 135 pounds or move up to featherweight.<\/p>\n

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Both are interesting options but recently, O\u2019Malley has been heavily linked with a fight against Song Yadong. Sean himself has spoken openly in the past<\/a> about what he wants to do next, but with no official announcement from the UFC, nobody was sure whether or not it was legitimate.<\/p>\n

In a recent podcast, O\u2019Malley put the record straight about his next move.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

O\u2019Malley looks ahead to the future<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone and their grandmother is sending me the screenshots of Song Yadong vs. \u2018Suga\u2019, December 6,\u201d O\u2019Malley said on his podcast.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are saying, \u2018Yo, congrats. When does fight camp start?\u2019 I\u2019m assuming it started when the fights were in China, Song took a picture with Merab, and said he was fighting me next.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, I don\u2019t know what the plan is. There\u2019s nothing official on my side. I haven\u2019t talked to the UFC specifically on who, when, and where.<\/p>\n

\u201cSong seems like a great next opponent, though. It makes sense. I like the matchup. It seems good.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs far as a date goes, December, January, February, f\u2014ing November, I\u2019m ready to go. I\u2019m ready to go. Call me next week, and I\u2019ll probably say that\u2019s too short notice. But I do like the match, it makes sense.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m healthy. I\u2019m feeling good. I\u2019m training like a motherf\u2014er. Again, I like that matchup. Me vs. Song, if that\u2019s what\u2019s next, hell yeah!\u201d<\/p>\n

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