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Nurmagomedov and O’Malley are currently on the cusp of title contention, with a win likely to seal a title shot for either of them. However, former bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has been guaranteed a chance to reclaim his title against Petr Yan next.
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Nurmagomedov (20-1) is willing to fight anyone in the meantime, preferably O’Malley (19-3) in Abu Dhabi this summer. However, Nurmagomedov doubts the matchup will come to fruition as neither O’Malley nor the UFC will want it. Nurmagomedov believes that if Yan defends his title, O’Malley will get the next title shot, considering his previous split-decision win over the champion. However, Nurmagomedov believes he will secure the next title shot if Dvalishvili reclaims the title against Yan. While Nurmagomedov has lost once to Dvalishvili, O’Malley has lost two title fights against the Georgian, including a stoppage.
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“I’m ready to fight anywhere with anyone, anytime,” Nurmagomedov told Gorilla Fighting. “If there is a rematch between Merab and Petr, I would like to fight against Sean, the contender. I find it hard to believe that Sean will agree to this fight and that the UFC will make it happen. There will be an event in Abu Dhabi this summer. I could fight a five-round bout, headline the event… If Petr wins the rematch, his next fight will be against Sean, but if Merab wins the rematch, I’ll be next. Sean fought him twice.”
Nurmagomedov defeated Deiveson Figueiredo via unanimous decision at UFC 324 last month, recording his second consecutive win since his failed title bid against Dvalishvili last year. Meanwhile, “Suga” defeated Yadong Song on the same card via unanimous decision to rebound from consecutive title losses against Dvalishvili.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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