UFC flyweight contender Alexandre Pantoja responded to bantamweight star Sean O’Malley’s claims that he knocked him out in sparring.
“I knocked out Pantoja in the sparring days back at the old Lab. Henry Cejudo (was there), yelling at me (saying) ‘pull your punches!’ I’m 3-0 as a pro, he’s making his UFC debut, in shape, in camp, (and I) finished him,” O’Malley said.
Following Pantoja’s win over Manel Kape at UFC Vegas 18, the Brazilian flyweight was asked by reporters what he made of O’Malley’s comments. Pantoja, who now trains at American Top Team, criticized O’Malley for breaking code of not talking about sparring sessions outside of the gym, and said he would fight him at 135lbs (via AG Fight).
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov was Saturday night and it featured what will surely be one of the finalists (if not the winner) for Knockout of the Year. Let’s get to the rundown.
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
GOOD- Danilo Marques submits Mike Rodriguez
Marques was all over Rodriguez from the start as he controlled things throughout the first round. The second round was largely the same, and then Marques submitted Rodriguez with just a handful of seconds left in the second round. Good win for Marques.
In a flyweight scrap that didn't quite live up to the hype, Alexandre Pantoja out-worked a hesitant Manel Kape en route to a unanimous decision at UFC Vegas 18.