UFC 269: Sean O Malley vs Raulian Paiva targeted for Bantamweight contest
Raulian Paiva and Sean O Malley
The UFC Bantamweight fighter, Sean O Malley will be returning inside the Octagon to face the number 15th ranked Bantamweight fighter, Raulian Paiva at UFC 269. This fight card is booked for 11th December and it is supposed to take place in Las Vegas.
O Malley is one of the most popular fighters in the Bantamweight division and he will be coming into this fight with a fight of the night performance against Kris Moutinho on UFC 264. Sean O Malley is riding a two-fight win streak and he faced only one loss in his entire MMA career against Marlon Vera at UFC 252.
Raulian Paiva on the other hand is also one of the emerging talents in the Bantamweight division and he’ll be coming into this fight with a three fights win streak, with his latest win coming against Kyler Phillips at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs Dillashaw.
This fight is going to be one of the biggest fights of Paiva’s career as a win against Sean O Malley can help him to establish a name for himself in the division and if O Malley leaves the Octagon with a win in this one at UFC 269, he’ll get an entry in the top 15 rankings of the division for sure.
Ali Abdelaziz isn’t impressed by Sean O Malley facing Raulian Paiva
The CEO of dominance MMA and manager of some of the greatest UFC fighters such as Khabib Nurmagomedov, Kamaru Usman, and many others, Ali Abdelaziz was surprised and frustrated by the news of O Malley vs Paiva fight.
According to John Morgan from MMA Junkie, Abdelaziz stated that Said Nurmagomedov verbally agreed to face Sean O Malley as well and they were expecting this fight to be finalized. But instead, the fight between O Malley and Paiva was booked.
Said Nurmagomedov secured his latest win against Mark Striegl on UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs The Korean Zombie that too within 51 seconds of the first round. O Malley can be the biggest fight of his career, now let’s see who he is going to face next inside the Octagon.
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