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UFC bantamweight Brian Kelleher wants Sean O’Malley next, saying “he says he doesn\u2019t want to fight ranked guys. I\u2019m not ranked right now.”<\/p>\n

Kelleher defeated Domingo Pilarte via dominant unanimous decision at UFC Vegas 34 this past weekend. Since joining the UFC back in 2017, Kelleher is 7-5 overall in the Octagon. While he has yet to break through and become a top-15 ranked fighter, he has proven himself to be quite the gatekeeper into the rankings, and with O’Malley recently suggesting he has no interest in fighting ranked opponents for the same pay, Kelleher called him out.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the media following his dominant win over Pilarte, Kelleher once again called out O’Malley and explained why he believes he has a legitimate shot of getting the fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cut the promo in (the cage): (Sean) O\u2019Malley\u2019s the guy. He says he doesn\u2019t want to fight ranked guys. I\u2019m not ranked right now, so I think that\u2019s fitting. But I do think they\u2019ll give him a bunch of options and he\u2019ll pick the easiest one. And hopefully I\u2019m the easiest one in his eyes,” Kelleher said (via MMAjunkie.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Speaking to BJPenn.com’s Cole Shelton<\/a> prior to the fight against Pilarte, Kelleher admitted that his plan was to finish Pilarte and then call out O’Malley for a future fight. He lived up to at least half of that plan, as while he couldn’t get the finish over Pilarte, he still got the win and then called out O’Malley. It will be interesting to see if O’Malley will accept this fight if it is presented to him. While Kelleher is not a ranked opponent, he is still a very dangerous fighter, and he also has the wrestling skills that could potentially nullify O’Malley’s standup.<\/p>\n

Do you want to see Brian Kelleher fight against Sean O’Malley next?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UFC bantamweight Brian Kelleher wants Sean O’Malley next, saying “he says he doesn\u2019t want to fight ranked guys. I\u2019m not ranked right now.” Kelleher defeated Domingo Pilarte via dominant unanimous decision at UFC Vegas 34 this past weekend. Since joining the UFC back in 2017, Kelleher is 7-5 overall in the Octagon. While he has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54477,"featured_media":287746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10581,32290,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nBrian Kelleher wants Sean O'Malley next: "He says he doesn\u2019t want to fight ranked guys. I\u2019m not ranked right now" | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UFC bantamweight Brian Kelleher wants Sean O'Malley next, saying "he says he doesn\u2019t want to fight ranked guys. 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