UFC bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling, is planning to run through top contender, "Suga" Sean O'Malley when the two meet later this year.
Sterling spoke with the media at the UFC 288 post-fight press conference early Sunday morning, following his split-decision victory over former two-division champ, Henry Cejudo, and gave his early assessment of how his next title defense against O'Malley will go.
“My thoughts on Sean O’Malley is that motherf***** is frail,” Sterling said (h/t MMA Fighting). "Frail. You think if I could take down a short stocky guy like Henry, who’s actually a gold medalist and has good takedown defense, what am I gonna do to Sean O’Malley? Let’s be honest here guys. Yeah, he’s been promised a title shot. He opted not to take the title shot and gave Henry a chance to come back and chase history. I beat Henry. Now there’s no more running. You either want to swim with the big boys, or you don’t. If not, get the f*** out of the pool, go up a weight class, or some s***. Don’t keep sitting around here, talking and barking and not saddling up and taking the opportunities that are given. This is what the sport is all about. You take the opportunities that are given to you. I guarantee you: We step in there, I think I fold that man in half in one round. Same thing I did to [Cory] Sandhagen. Go out there, pressure forward. He’s gonna use this footwork. I’m gonna cut off the cage like I was just talking about. Eventually, he’s gonna be on his back foot. Let him throw a stupid kick that I’m going to catch, I’m going to body lock him, and I’m gonna fold him in half like a lawn chair, and that’s gonna be the fight. Signed, sealed, delivered.”
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