{"id":36709,"date":"2026-02-08T18:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T18:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Umar-Nurmagomedov-Doubts-Sean-OMalley-Will-Accept-Fight-Against-Him-200066"},"modified":"2026-02-08T18:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T18:19:20","slug":"umar-nurmagomedov-doubts-sean-omalley-will-accept-fight-against-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/umar-nurmagomedov-doubts-sean-omalley-will-accept-fight-against-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Umar Nurmagomedov Doubts Sean O\u2019Malley Will Accept Fight Against Him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Umar
\nNurmagomedov<\/a> believes he won\u2019t be matched up against Sean
\nO’Malley<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Nurmagomedov and O\u2019Malley are currently on the cusp of title
\ncontention, with a win likely to seal a title shot for either of
\nthem. However, former bantamweight champion Merab
\nDvalishvili<\/a> has been guaranteed a chance to reclaim his title
\nagainst Petr Yan<\/a>
\nnext. <\/p>\n

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Nurmagomedov (20-1) is willing to fight anyone in the meantime,
\npreferably O\u2019Malley (19-3) in Abu Dhabi this summer. However,
\nNurmagomedov doubts the matchup will come to fruition as neither
\nO\u2019Malley nor the
\nUFC<\/a> will want it. Nurmagomedov believes that if Yan defends his
\ntitle, O\u2019Malley will get the next title shot, considering his
\nprevious split-decision win over the champion. However,
\nNurmagomedov believes he will secure the next title shot if
\nDvalishvili reclaims the title against Yan. While Nurmagomedov has
\nlost once to Dvalishvili, O\u2019Malley has lost two title fights
\nagainst the Georgian, including a stoppage.<\/p>\n

Ready for Anyone<\/h2>\n

\u201cI’m ready to fight anywhere with anyone, anytime,\u201d Nurmagomedov
\ntold Gorilla Fighting. \u201cIf there is a rematch between Merab and
\nPetr, I would like to fight against Sean, the contender. I find it
\nhard to believe that Sean will agree to this fight and that the UFC
\nwill make it happen. There will be an event in Abu Dhabi this
\nsummer. I could fight a five-round bout, headline the event\u2026 If
\nPetr wins the rematch, his next fight will be against Sean, but if
\nMerab wins the rematch, I’ll be next. Sean fought him twice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nurmagomedov defeated Deiveson
\nFigueiredo<\/a> via unanimous decision at UFC 324<\/a>
\nlast month, recording his second consecutive win since his failed
\ntitle bid against Dvalishvili last year. Meanwhile, \u201cSuga\u201d defeated
\nYadong
\nSong<\/a> on the same card via unanimous decision to rebound from
\nconsecutive title losses against Dvalishvili.  <\/p>\n

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