Sean O’Malley and Thomas Almeida to face each other at UFC 260

Sean O’Malley and Thomas Almeida to fight each other in the Bantamweight division at the UFC 260. This information was revealed by the Arizona fighter, O’Malley’s Youtube channel.

Sean O’Malley has a decent record of 12-1-0. The “Suga” is coming off a defeat against Marlon Vera. Sean lost to Vera in a 1^st round Knockout on 16 August 2020. The fight against Thomas will be his first since then. O’Malley was also famously known for his devastating foot injury which he later recovered from.

Meanwhile, his opponent to be, Thomas Almeida hasn’t been in the best of forms for quite some time. The Brazilian’s last win came from a Knockout against Albert Morales in 2016. For 4 years Almeida hasn’t had a taste of victory. Thomas would be looking to seize the fixture against Sean and make a strong comeback.

As per source, verbal agreements for the fight have been done. O’Malley also said that he’s received his contract for the bout. Sean also revealed that Almeida at first rejected the offer for a fight at UFC 258 at the UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

“He turned it down, he said my right hand was too powerful or something along those lines of COVID or something, so he turned the fight down,” O’Malley said. “Good decision on his part would have been a nasty KO.”

Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou will headline UFC 260

On the bantamweight matchup of Sean and Thomas Almeida, UFC 260 will be headlined by two heavyweight superstars. Current Heavyweight Champion, Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou will be headlining the event. The two giants will be meeting for the second time at a location that is yet to be decided.

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