UFC 306’s Sean O’Malley elaborates on beef with ‘large ego’ Henry Cejudo: ‘You suck!’

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Each Sean O’Malley and Henry Cejudo prepare in Phoenix, Arizona, however the two are neither pals nor workforce mates. In truth, the 2 have traded verbal blows pretty typically through the years, however the trash speak has but to end in an precise combat.

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It’s combat week for “Suga,” who squares off versus Merab Dvalishvili in the primary occasion of UFC 306 this weekend (Sat., Sept. 14, 2024) from the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada. Although his consideration ought to most likely be absolutely targeted on “The Machine,” O’Malley spared a second of his media time to inform Daniel Cormier his litany of issues with Cejudo.

“Henry, he’s gonna be at dwelling streaming this combat illegally as a result of he can’t afford it on his sofa, kicking his toes up,” O’Malley informed Cormier. “Henry is just a bit f—king weasel, and I don’t like that man … It’s his angle. He rubs lots of people fallacious. He bought this large ego like I’m the person of combating, and I’m pound-for-pound and instructing Jon Jones tips on how to combat.

“Like bro, you’re not that f—king good. Yeah, you received a pair fights however you’re not that f—king good. Speaking about happening to 25 as a result of I’m working the division! He’s like, ‘Oh, I wanna combat Sean’ — you don’t wanna combat me. He doesn’t wanna combat me. I’m a nightmare for him. He’s like, ‘Oh I’ll take you down, maintain you down.’ Cool, I’ll rise up and kill you. You suck, Henry sucks.”

The tough difficulty with the “King of Cringe” is that Cejudo is extraordinarily completed. An Olympic gold medal and two UFC titles is nothing to scoff at. That stated, Cejudo has managed to place his foot into his mouth on a couple of event exterior of the cage as a coach and analyst, and his greatest years could also be behind him after an ill-advised retirement price him two years of his prime.

Both approach, a match up between the 2 isn’t seemingly until “Suga” coughs up his title on Saturday evening. Even then, Cejudo lately introduced his intention to return to Flyweight, which may additionally throw a wrench in these theoretical plans.

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