Former UFC Bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley remains convinced that there are still fights for him in the 135LB division.
It is now more than two months since Sean O'Malley was again dominated by Merab Dvalishvili in a UFC Bantamweight Title Fight.
After he had stopped at his loss for a few months, O'Malley recently made a damn pension statement and claimed that he could never “fight again.”
After making that claim, 'Suga', however, continues to set off his return to action and has unveiled an exciting future plan.
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O'Malley reveals 'simpler' future plan
The 30-year-old spent the last six weeks of his UFC 316-Vechtkamp in a boot after an injury during his training camp.
Although he is one of the biggest current active stars in the sport, 'Suga' is in a difficult position in the division that has twice lost to the current champion.
O'Malley, however, believes that there are still fights for him in the division and is planning to make his return to Bantamweight.
“No, I'm good, Bantamweight, I'm still here, there are still big fights for me to have at Bantamweight,” O'Malley told TMZ Sports.
The former Bantam weight champion then unveiled his future plan to go to featherweight, because it will be a 'easier' weight area for him.
“145 LBS will happen in the future, yes probably probably, but we still have work to do here at 135 pounds. It is always difficult (to reduce to 135 pounds) … you have the feeling that you die every time … It would be easier at 145 pounds, yes, but we still get it done at 135LBS followed in a healthy way, followed.
Could O'Malley prove a difficult puzzle at £ 145?
The 30-year-old has always been considered a pretty big hunter at Bantamweight, which gives him a big advantage in the division.
Unfortunately for him, however, the current champion has perfected a style with which he is struggling and cannot overcome, so that his title ambitions in Bantamweight are probably dead and buried.
Nevertheless, the fighting style of 'Suga' would fit well in the featherweight division, in which the top of the division is mainly dominated by strikers, which is O'Malley's bread and butter.
O'Malley would have a five -inch height benefit compared to Alexander Volkanovski, the current champion, in what would be a technical striking battle.