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Sean O'Malley Shares Prediction For Cory Sandhagen vs. Rob Font UFC Fight Night Headliner

O'Malley shares his early pick.

Fernando Quiles Jr.

Sean O'Malley Shares Prediction For Cory Sandhagen vs. Rob Font UFC Fight Night Headliner
Sean O'Malley Shares Prediction For Cory Sandhagen vs. Rob Font UFC Fight Night Headliner /

Sean O'Malley has a prediction for the UFC Nashville main event between Cory Sandhagen and Rob Font.

Sandhagen was scheduled to fight Umar Nurmagomedov inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on August 5. That plan was derailed after Nurmagomedov suffered a shoulder injury during training. The injury was captured on video.

Cory Sandhagen after his fight with Marlon Vera.
(Aaron Meullion/USA TODAY Sports)

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With the event drawing closer, the UFC wasted little time finding Sandhagen a new opponent. It'll be Cory Sandhagen vs. Rob Font. Initially, Font was going to fight Song Yadong at UFC 292, but was plucked from the card due to the situation with the Nashville event.

During a new episode of the "TimboSugarShow," Sean O'Malley weighed in on the matchup and revealed his prediction.

"Cory's gonna be a nightmare to fight on short notice," O'Malley said. "Even though Rob was training for Song for a three-round fight two weeks later, still it's like, three rounds, five rounds, I don't know. We'll see how that fight plays out. Early prediction, I got Cory but Rob's no motherf*cking joke."

O'Malley is likely to keep a close eye on this fight despite claiming a win for Sandhagen wouldn't be enough to earn him a title shot. The "Sugar" show feels Sandhagen's lack of business sense is harming his stock.

Time will tell how things shake out in the 135-pound title picture, as O'Malley will be challenging Aljamain Sterling for the UFC Bantamweight Championship on August 19 in the UFC 292 main event.

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Fernando Quiles Jr.
FERNANDO QUILES JR.

Fernando has over a decade of combat sports news writing experience. He currently covers MMA, boxing, and pro wrestling. Fernando joined MMA Knockout as the Lead Writer/Editor when it was founded in 2023.

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