Former UFC Bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley made a great prediction about a possible Demetrious Johnson -Comeback.
Sean O'Malley gets a second chance to hand over UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili, a setback in the Octagon on UFC 316. A little less than a year after they fought on UFC 306, O'Malley and Dvalishvili will return to Newark in the second chapter of their.
In anticipation of UFC 316, O'Malley has performed his training camp and brought various UFC legends, including former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. O'Malley has also given up several vices in his personal life that he believes she is in the way of winning the victory over UFC 306.
Another intriguing element of the Vechtkamp van O'Malley was Demetrious Johnson, who flew down to train with the former title holder prior to UFC 316. The big Johnson of all time announced his retirement to Van MMA last year after a title win in his last fight with one championship.
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Sean O'Malley thinks Demetrious Johnson Alexandre Pantoja would beat in comeback fight
Just a few months after Johnson retired and was admitted to the One Hall of Fame, UFC shouted flying weight champion Alexandre Pantoja. After his rapid finish over Kai Asakura, Pantoja Johnson called for an opportunity to reclaim the belt that he rules in one of the most dominant UFC title.
After training with Johnson in Arizona, O'Malley believes that Pantoja would bite more than he could chew if Johnson chose to return to fighting.
During a recent interview with Kevin Iole, O'Malley predicted how a matchup between Johnson and Pantoja would come out if the former champion would return to the Octagon.
“If DJ wanted to come back and fight against Pantoja, you can't count DJ, you just can't. That would be a very competitive fight and it would not surprise me if Demetrious won,” O'Malley said after training with Johnson.
“He still has it! He is 38, still explosive, fast, skills are still there. He can come back very well, but he doesn't want to go through a fighting camp mentally.
“And I understand, they are brutal. You do it as often as he did it, done everything he did, make good money on YouTube and lead a good life. If you don't have that hunger in you, the desire to try this, you shouldn't do this. And he is smart enough to go” in order, I don't need that. “
Johnson established countless records on top of the Flyweight Division of the UFC during his time. A likely future UFC -Hall or Famer, Johnson defended the flight weight belt a UFC record 11 times, with five entry victories in UFC title fights, also a promotion record.
Demetrious Johnson refused the comeback invitation of Alexandre Pantoja after UFC 310
Johnson has since rejected Pantoja's callout, despite the fact that he has claimed an offer of $ 2 million from an unknown party to return to fighting. After his retirement of MMA, Johnson remains active in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions and content creation.
As for O'Malley, he is looking to get back on the right track in his UFC career after the unanimous decision loss for Dvalishvili at UFC 306. After his coach Tim Welch de Las Vegas Sphere blamed for his performance, O'Malley will try to make a statement on UFC 316.
Time will learn whether the presence of Johnson has paid off in the O'Malley training camp.