Sean O’Malley confident to jump past Jon Jones, Islam Makhachev, and others with just one win over Aljamain Sterling

Sean O'Malley reveals his thoughts on his position as a pound-for-pound fighter ahead of fighting Aljamain Sterling in an upcoming fight.

Sean O’Malley confident to jump past Jon Jones, Islam Makhachev, and others with just one win over Aljamain Sterling

Sean O'Malley says he'll top pound-for-pound rankings after defeating Aljamain Sterling (Image source: Getty Images)

UFC 292 is scheduled to host a highly anticipated matchup between Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley. The two UFC stars will go head-to-head for the bantamweight title in August. Sterling has set records by successfully defending his bantamweight title three times in a row, most recently against Henry Cejudo in May.

Sean O’Malley looks forward to claiming the top spot in the pound-for-pound rankings by defeating Sterling at UFC 292. The bout between O’Malley and Sterling will determine the next UFC bantamweight champion. This will be his first championship title, and O’Malley wishes to make the most of it.

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Expressing his ambitions, O’Malley passionately declared, “If I win, you know what I do, baby. If I win, I’m f***ing number one!” His brother acknowledged O’Malley’s statement, which, for all we know, may not be entirely serious. Sterling has shown himself to be a deserving champion with record-successful title defenses. O’Malley reserves the star power to make the highly anticipated matchup one of the biggest in the division.

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Recently, Aljamain Sterling criticized Sean O’Malley on social media, exciting the entire MMA community. In August, the champion looks to pin down O’Malley and successfully defend his title yet again. Fans are anticipating the promising bout between the two of them.

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Internet reacts to pre-fight drama between Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley

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Sean O’Malley confronting Aljamain Sterling in the octagon ( Image source: Getty Images )

As fight night draws near, fans cannot wait to see the two UFC stars go at it inside the octagon. They relish the buildup and pre-fight drama as the two fighters go back and forth on social media. Here are some of the reactions from Twitter:

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Sean O’Malley has 18 professional fights with 16 wins, 1 loss, and one no-contest. Meanwhile, Aljamain Sterling has had 26 fights, with 23 wins and 3 losses. O’Malley has not had a title fight yet. Meanwhile, Sterling has successfully defended his title thrice ever since his controversial win against Petr Yan at UFC 259.

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