{"id":380190,"date":"2021-03-26T17:28:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T00:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=380190"},"modified":"2021-03-26T17:28:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T00:28:06","slug":"sean-omalley-says-thomas-almeida-will-be-going-to-bellator-after-their-fight-at-ufc-260","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/sean-omalley-says-thomas-almeida-will-be-going-to-bellator-after-their-fight-at-ufc-260\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean O’Malley says Thomas Almeida will be “going to Bellator” after their fight at UFC 260"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sean O’Malley believes UFC 260 will be the last time Thomas Almeida competes in the UFC.<\/p>\n

On the main card of the pay-per-view event on Saturday<\/a>, O’Malley is set to return to the Octagon against Almeida who is on a three-fight losing streak and is just 1-4 in his last five. Given he is on a losing skid, O’Malley says he is sorry he will be sending him to Bellator after Saturday night.<\/p>\n

“Sorry brother, sorry. He is going to Bellator probably after this,” O’Malley said at the official UFC weigh-in show<\/a>. “If he loses this fight, we’ll see. But, sorry.”<\/p>\n

Given the UFC is releasing 60-plus fighters, it wouldn’t be surprising if Almeida is let go if he loses on Saturday given it would be four losses in a row. However, he is a well-known name and puts on entertaining fights as he is either getting knocked out or he is knocking his opponent out, which could keep him in the Las Vegas-based promotion.<\/p>\n

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Image via @ufc on Instagram\/Getty images (photographer not listed)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sean O’Malley enters the scrap coming off his first career loss to Marlon Vera at UFC 252<\/a>. In the fight, “Suga” was having success in the fight but after some kicks to his leg, he got dopped fight due to Vera’s toe hitting a nerve. It caused his ankle to roll several times and eventually it gave out and Vera jumped on top of him and finished him via ground and pound.<\/p>\n

Thomas Almeida, meanwhile, enters his fight against O’Malley likely in a do-or-die spot for his UFC career. Last time out, he lost a decision to Jonathan Martinez in October in his first fight in nearly three years after he was KO’d by Rob Font. He also has suffered a decision loss to Jimmie Rivera during the skid. He also lost by KO to Cody Garbrandt for his first career loss.<\/p>\n

Who do you think will win, Sean O’Malley or Thomas Almeida?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sean O’Malley believes UFC 260 will be the last time Thomas Almeida competes in the UFC. On the main card of the pay-per-view event on Saturday, O’Malley is set to return to the Octagon against Almeida who is on a three-fight losing streak and is just 1-4 in his last five. 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