UFC fighter Cory Sandhagen is set on facing former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley.
The former champ hasn’t been in the cage since losing his title to Merab Dvalishvili. “Suga” suffered a torn labrum in his hip before the fighter and had to undergo surgery to fix the damage done. O’Malley plans on making a comeback as he plans on facing the winner of the Dvalishvili and Nurmagomedov fight, but Sandhagen believes fans might not be interested in seeing a rematch with Dvalishvili and would much rather fight him.
“Let’s be real, O’Malley has no business fighting Merab for an immediate rematch,” Sandhagen said on Instagram. “He got beat up in the first fight. He’s going to get beat up in the second fight. No one wants to see that fight.
“I’m not booked yet. I want to fight. I am so damn bored. I’ll even give this fool as much time as he wants the way that Aljamain [Sterling] gave him as much time as he wants. Just UFC, make the fight that the fans want to see, which is me and O’Malley. Make it happen soon. I’m so f*cking bored.”
The veteran bantamweight contender hasn’t fought since this past August when he lost a decision to Umar Nurmagomedov in a back-and-forth battle in Abu Dhabi. Prior to that loss, Sandhagen had rattled off three wins in a row, including a stoppage victory of Song Yadong and he’s anxious to get back to work with O’Malley as his ideal opponent.
