Cody Garbrandt and Sean O’Malley represent two very different eras of the division, but their paths have crossed in heated exchanges.Garbrandt burst onto the scene with his lightning-fast hands and knockout power, capturing the bantamweight title by defeating Dominick Cruz in spectacular fashion back in 2016. O’Malley, on the other hand, built his reputation through flashy striking and an equally flashy personality that made him one of the UFC’s biggest stars.<\/p>
Their relationship has been anything but friendly over the years, with both fighters taking shots at each other through social media and press conferences. The tension reached a boiling point during a memorable press conference exchange that had fans hoping these two would eventually settle their differences inside the octagon. However, timing and circumstances have kept them apart, with both men dealing with their own career challenges that prevented the matchup from materializing.<\/p>
Following Sean O’Malley’s recent loss to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 316, Cody Garbrandt didn’t waste any time sharing his thoughts. Garbrandt talked about O’Malley to reporters with his typical bluntness during UFC<\/a> Atlanta media day.<\/p> “He should’ve kept smoking because he looked like sh*t…I know I’m one of the best fighters in the world. When you lose you’ve got everyone in your ear saying you’ve got to do this and you’ve got to do that…I think that’s a huge fight and pay-per-view sale, Sean and I. But I’m focused on this fight this Saturday and then we’ll let everything else fall in line.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>