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Rumored Sean O'Malley vs Umar Nurmagomedov
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Easy win for umar. Just take omalley down and hold him.
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Psssh what’s the point. We all know sean will get dominated for three rounds then land one counter punch, then commentary will gas light us and he’ll get the friendly rigged
It blows my mind people think Sean does not inflict crazy damage because he has pink hair. Yan took a knee from Sean in the 3rd that might of ended the fight by the doc if it was a 5 rounder. That being said, Umar vs SEan is a good fight and both will need to dig deep.
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It's the fight to make but I'd be shocked if the UFC don't give SOM the direct title shot, they love him.
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I don't see that fight happening on UFC white house card.
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I didn't hear Yan was injured. Back surgery sounds pretty serious. If recovery goes long, Merab could fight again, but what's the point of him beating Sean or Umar again?
Given that Yan vs Merab 3 sounds next, Sean should be told to either fight Umar or get skipped, but of course the UFC won't force that on their precious baby boy. Not even for a guy named Nurmagomedov.
Ideally, we get Sean vs Umar, and then when Sean loses, he can finally move down enough for Cory to finish him. (I think Cory vs Zahabi sounds good and makes sense now, so I guess whoever wins can fight Sean)
Given that Yan vs Merab 3 sounds next, Sean should be told to either fight Umar or get skipped, but of course the UFC won't force that on their precious baby boy. Not even for a guy named Nurmagomedov.
Ideally, we get Sean vs Umar, and then when Sean loses, he can finally move down enough for Cory to finish him. (I think Cory vs Zahabi sounds good and makes sense now, so I guess whoever wins can fight Sean)
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First it is "Sean will never take the fight", then once they announce it it will be "Umor will strangle him easily" and once they fight and if Umor wins it will be "Umor won against a top3, ex champ, super strong and dangerous fighter and deserves the next TS.
Just see what they wrote all about Sandhagen before Umor was in the mix and how they later praised him after their boy won.
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Yan is getting back surgery, that's huge? That changes the whole division if true.
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Yan vs O'Malley rematch needs to happen. First fight was great and it's important for Petr's legacy to get a decisive victory this time.
Doing Umar vs O'Malley is very risky in that regard.
If they have to keep O'Malley busy they should've given him a winnable fight like Sandhagen.
This fight also does nothing for Umar. He's already earned his title shot.
Is it confirmed that the Yan vs Merab trilogy is next at BW?
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Yan vs O'Malley was a great fight though.
Umar is here to stay, he'll get his title shot soon.
O'Malley doesn't deserve that opportunity obviously but it's a very important fight for Yan's legacy.
He's beaten everyone he's ever fought decisively except O'Malley.
I do think Yan won that fight but still it was undecisive and O'Malley had lots of success.
Not to mention, it's the biggest fight to make at BW but yeah, Yan first has to settle the score with Merab.
