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Sean O’Malley turned in another remarkable performance in the PPV opener of UFC 264. The 26-year-old MMA Lab talent dominated late replacement Kris Moutinho from bell to bell for the better part of three rounds, before referee Herb Dean finally decided to call an end to the thoroughly one-sided showcase.
After the bout, O’Malley took to the mic with a pro-wrestling styled promo, seemingly putting most of the top five at 135 lbs on notice.
“Cody Garbrandt hasn’t won a fight since 2012,” O’Malley yelled as Joe Rogan wrapped their post-fight interview. “Petr Yan is petrified. Dominick Cruz is ducking me. Fob Ront, where you at!?”
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Font plans to remain active following his win over Cody Garbrandt, and is even willing to serve as a backup to Cody Sandhagen vs. T.J Dillashaw in July.
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Rob Font just picked up the biggest win of his career but finds himself in a rare conundrum wondering what his next move will be.
The Massachusetts native used his superior boxing prowess against former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt en route to a dominant unanimous decision victory in the main event of UFC Vegas 27.
The fight played out exactly as he had hoped, but the fallout of the breakout performance has left Font, and many MMA pundits scratching their heads as to how to follow up that big win.
“It’s a great relief,” Font told MMA Fighting. “It’s kind of like you say it, you believe it, you can think it all day, but when it actually happens exactly the way that you planned it, it’s even better.