The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Daniel Cormier TV - Who fights Sean O'Malley next: Aljamain Sterling, Chito Vera, Henry Cejudo or Merab?!

Episode Date: August 25, 2023

The question everyone wants to know the answer to is: who's next for Sean O'Malley in a bantamweight title fight?! Daniel Cormier gives his take on who he thinks should fight Suga Sean O'Malley next! DC claims there are up to 6 different fighters who can claim a title fight against the Suga Show, including: Aljamain Sterling, Henry Cejudo, Marlon Chito Vera, Merab Dvalishvili, Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov - but there is only one that will get the chance. Plus, don't miss DC talk potential lineups for the UFC card in December in what could be the most stacked card in 2023! #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Here's the beauty in that, though. With Charlotte-O-Malley becomes champion, because he hasn't fought so many guys, there's confusion as to what's next. So as we're all in here sitting playing matchmaker, one guy gives this crazy. He goes, let's go Mara versus Chito. No, dummy.

Cheetos's fighting for the belt next. Right. Can we all agree with the history of Sean O'Malley and Cheeto Vera? They're going to fight next. Then he goes, well, let's go Umar versus this guy. And then let's go this guy leaving our Corey Sanhagen. Corey Sanagan just beat Cheeto. This is why this division has already, it became fun.

Because now you start to question who fights who, when they fight, and who deserves the title fight? Let's break down the facts. The person that deserves the title fight more than anyone is Marabda Walshvili. Hands down. They're both not in their heads now. They're fucking idiots.

They don't know what they're talking about. And Marab Duolishvili is a number one contender. He's won multiple fights in a row. He just beat the former champion. And he beat him five rounds to zero. Remember, the new champs, Sugar Sean O'Malley, went tooth and nail with Peoria in a fight that many thought he lost. Now, MMA math doesn't work.

That's one thing that we have learned time and time again over the course of the time that we have watched the sport. But when you do it, it's still a pretty cool thought. Well, this guy beat this guy and this guy beat this guy. It's crazy because that works in other sports. right if you watch a football team beat another football team you think to yourself well they match up really well with this team that the other team lost doesn't work like that in m m mp people want to talk about charno mallee and marab for the red jacket guys fuck the red jacket

seriously the red jacket thing was it was marab watching his friend get challenged by a guy he knew he was going to fight marab doesn't deserve it based on that he deserves it based on the fact that he's won all those fights. But let's get to Marlon Vera. Does Marlon Vera not deserve it? Well, he just got beat by Corey Sanhagen in Austin. But when you step up on short notice and you beat Pedro Munoz on the same night of a guy that becomes the champion that you own a win over, now you start to become a viable contender. It happens that fast, that fast. Chito goes to the back. he beats O'Malley look I love that Sean O'Malley

no sells the fight they fought on the same night and Steve A and I completed our trilogy I remember watching it not really understanding what happened Sean got hurt fight was stopped that's enough

sometimes it's the story you guys remember when Cody Garbrandt was the champ and T.J. Dillishaw was his former teammate and kind of called him a snake and they had a sparring video of him knocking TJ out, it was enough. It was enough. You go, TJ, here's your title fight.

TJ wins, becomes a champ. Cheeto Vera is in a similar situation. You got a history with the new champion. You fought on the same night as the new champion. And guess what? In a striking base fight, Chito Vera is a very real challenger. We saw it in the first fight. He presents problems. He presents for O'Malley, but that was O'Malley in 2020. So much can change in three years. And I love Cheeto. Cheeto might be the coolest guy in the entire UFC. Everybody loves him.

He walks around. He treats everybody so kind. He's so nice to everyone. He's so friendly that people are just drawn to him. O'Malley's on the internet say I apologize. Say you're sorry and maybe I'll give you a title fight. Cheeto ain't doing that. Cheeto ain't going to apologize.

And realistically, it's crazy because Sean O'Malley now is in a position where if he pushes back enough, somebody might not get a title fight. And I knew that when I saw the Sugar Sean sweet sweat on the floor of the octagon. That's a hard thing to do in the UFC. Sean O'Malley accomplished that. So that's Cheeto-Varra's case. But Cheetos case is based on being at the right place. at the right time.

But does that make him less of a contender? No. Chino could have had a title fight before he fought San Hagan. But he's a beast and he's a savage. And so he had an opportunity to compete and he took it. He lost. So what? Came back and beat Pedro Munoz.

Now he finds himself back on the verge. Let's get to Henry Sehudo. Guys remember him? He was a double champ. He fought Aljo for the belt, lost a competitive fight. But him and Sean O'Malley have history. Sean, when telling Cheeto to apologize, said you better apologize or I'll pick Henry.

So again, based on the storyline, Henry Sohudo is now once again a viable contender without having to fight again after losing. So if I'm Henry, I'm just getting ready. I'm getting ready for the opportunity just in case Marlon Vera doesn't make it because we know that question. Lori Sanagan had surgery. We know that Umar and Omega Madoff had surgery. We also know that Marab had surgery. Now, are those guys going to be back in healthy by December where Sean wants to fight? I don't know.

But if they're not, if I'm Henry Sohudo, I'm sitting there just waiting with bated breath, hoping that I get my opportunity to fight once again for the championship without even really having the fight. And we still got more to go, right? We're through the band and weight division. the three guys. And we're not even breaking into all the

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with a lot of wrestling, showing his evolution as not only a fighter, but as a full mixed martial artist inside the Octagon. He fought beautifully. He fought beautifully to beat Cheeto. He's got a case. Umar has got a case. He's injured, shoulder popped out in his last train of camp.

Hell, he was supposed to fight San Hagan. Didn't happen He got hurt But he's got a case You know what's probably the craziest thing About this whole ban of weight situation And who's next for O'Malley I've listed

One two three four five Six guys for you But what about Al Jermaine Sterling This guy's the greatest band of all time And he seems to be just forgotten One of the idiots said How about San Hagen Aljo

They just fought It's how Aljo earned this title fight, dummy? I mean, it's crazy some of the people I hang out with. But here's the deal. If it was up to me, I think Al Jermaine Sterling gets a rematch. Because why not? Everybody else did.

Every other long-reigning champion that lost their belt got immediate rematches. He has as many title defenses as anyone in the band-of-weight history. He has beaten everyone. He has fought well. Why not give him another title? fight. We can't say because he got knocked out because Izzy got a title fight rematch when he got knocked out. I got

stopped and got a rematch. Uswan got stopped and got a rematch and so many others. Hell, Volk went up and lost to Islam and almost got a rematch if he wanted it. If he wanted to wait, he would have got another fight. So why does Aljo not get that?

So we're making the case for all these people to fight for the Banerweight Championship. Why not Aljo? in the comments you guys tell me why not Al Jermaine Sterling when he has the history of what he has in the division. Now, I advise Aljo take some time though. You fought a lot this year. Rest your brain.

Come back later. O'Malley wants to fight at the end of the year. So maybe that's why he's out. But if anyone deserves it, it's a guy to defend the belt as many times as anyone else. Just my thoughts. but if O'Malley really does turn around in December, could you imagine that fight card when Kobe Covington Leon Edwards has not been announced,

when the light heavyweight championship has not been announced, and now O'Malley is saying he wants to fight again. To end the year, it could be one of those massive fight cards that ends a year, it starts the year like we used to have in the UFC. Amazing opportunity. In what is, guys, the best division the UFC's got. No one's better. than the Bannon waits.

Give me your comments and thoughts on this division and how we should move forward because I don't envy Sean Shelby. Makes a lot of money, but it's a hard job. Very hard. Congratulations to Shannon Sharp. He joined the volume of family. Club Shayshay. Very exciting times to welcome Shannon Sharp.

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