NFL star Lamar Jackson elated after Sean O’Malley knocks out Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292

Sean O'Malley was praised by Lamar Jackson, quarterback of the Baltimore Ravens.

NFL star Lamar Jackson elated after Sean O’Malley knocks out Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292

Lamar Jackson elated after Sean O'Malley. (Courtesy: TMZ/Yahoosports)

Sean O’Malley‘s victory over Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 was watched by millions around the world. One such fan who watched it was none other than the Baltimore Ravens quarterback, Lamar Jackson. The 2019 NFL MVP took it to X, formerly Twitter, to congratulate the Arizona native.

The quarterback via his X handle titled Lj_era8 tweeted, “O’melly Like dat.” Jackson was not the only high-profile athlete to congratulate O’Malley. Phoenix Suns’ Power Forward, Kevin Durant, had also reacted to O’Malley winning the title. Durant is now playing in O’Malley’s home state of Arizona. The victory over Sterling has drawn O’Malley comparisons to none other than Conor McGregor.

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O’Malley TKOed Aljamain Sterling in the second round. The finish came after O’Malley dropped Sterling with a counter right hand and followed with ground and pound. Referee Marc Goddard stopped the fight after having seen enough. Sterling initially protested the stoppage but was okay with it after further review. With the fight breaking the highest gate at the TD Garden, Sterling had earned what was his biggest payday for UFC 292.

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Sterling has called for a rematch and Henry Cejudo has called for a title shot, but O’Malley has his sight set on the Marlon Vera rematch. Petr Yan, TJ Dillashaw, Corey Sandhagen, and Henry Cejudo fell prey to Sterling during his reign. O’Malley did what they couldn’t do, and that is hurt and finish Sterling.

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With Sean O’Malley eyeing a Marlon Vera rematch, Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo rematch could be in the works

Lamar Jackson elated after Sean O'Malley
Aljamain Sterling(L) and Henry Cejudo(R), (Courtesy: X/mmamania)

“Suga” has already put forward his plan of fighting Marlon Vera in December. Aljamain Sterling has called for an immediate rematch, but the chances of him getting that are very low. O’Malley’s plans of fighting Gervonta Davis and Ilia Topuria if the Spanish-Georgian defeats Alexander Volkanovski are a wild stretch, but he sure has the potential to get them.

Cejudo also called out for a title shot, but he too has no chance of getting it. The best option for Sterling and Cejudo is to fight each other, with the winner inching closer to title contention. With Marlon Vera all but promised to give a title shot, Merab Dvalishvili, who is waiting in the wings might have to face Umar Nurmagomedov or Cory Sandhagen.

O’Malley’s only credentialed victory before the title fight win was over former champion, Petr Yan. Yan has also called out for a rematch with O’Malley, citing the fact that his fight with the champion was very close. After beating Vera, O’Malley has plans of fighting Henry Cejudo and Corey Sandhagen.

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