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Former UFC champion Daniel Cormier is advising Sean O’Malley to ‘steer clear’ of one contender at bantamweight.<\/p>\n

Sean O\u2019Malley (16-1 MMA) most recently defeated Petr Yan<\/a> (16-4 MMA) this past October at UFC 280. That victory made ‘Sugar’ the No. 1 ranked 135 pounder.<\/p>\n

While O’Malley was told he would be next in line for a title shot, he now apparently has to wait until Henry Cejudo (16-2 MMA) returns from retirement to meet Aljamain Sterling (22-3 MMA) in a yet to be official fight.<\/p>\n

\"Sean<\/p>\n

Announcing on his podcast earlier this month, Sterling said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m announcing that I am going to fight Henry next. We are targeting March. I will say Ali, brother, it\u2019s done but it\u2019s still not done until there\u2019s ink on the paper but it\u2019s done. But it\u2019s still kind of not done but this is the fight that\u2019s going to happen next.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Whether O’Malley, 28, decides to wait it out for a title shot or whether he takes another fight in the interim, UFC commentator Daniel Cormier is telling ‘Sugar’ who he should avoid.<\/p>\n

Daniel Cormier, speaking on his YouTube channel, had the following advice for Sean O’Malley (h\/t MMAJunkie<\/a>):<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s only one name I would steer clear of if I\u2019m Sean O\u2019Malley, and that\u2019s Merab Dvalishvili. Because I believe that Merab and his pressure fighting style could present some matchup problems for O\u2019Malley. Am I saying no he can\u2019t win? Not at all. But I\u2019m saying because of the wrestling, the pressure, you don\u2019t want to be stuck in there with Merab. The dude\u2019s a savage.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Continuing Cormier told O’Malley to be careful in his decision making going forward:<\/p>\n

“I get being frustrated. But, Sean O\u2019Malley, do not allow for the frustration to lead to bad decisions. I think the fight with Merab, when on the verge of a title fight, could be a bad decision. Yeah, he can win. Absolutely. I think the kid is as good as anyone. No one could have told me that this kid from the Contender Series will become this. It\u2019s been great to see, and I don\u2019t know when Sean will fight for the title, but I do know that when he does, it\u2019ll be a massive moment for the UFC.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you agree with Seam Cormier that a Sean O’Malley vs Merab Dvalishvili (15-4 MMA) fight could be problematic for ‘Sugar’? Who would you like to see O’Malley fight next?<\/p>\n

Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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