Dana White has heard claims of a title eliminator being connected to at least one UFC Freedom 250 combat, however he isn’t committing to it.
A marquee combat scheduled for the June 14 White Home card will probably be contested within the bantamweight division. Former 135-pound titleholder Sean O’Malley is ready to collide with Aiemann Zahabi. Throughout a fan Q&A session hyping up this previous Saturday’s UFC Winnipeg card, Zahabi claimed he obtained phrase that his combat towards O’Malley will probably be a No. 1 contender bout.
“They added that it was a title eliminator,” Zahabi claimed. “So if I beat Sean O’Malley, I’m gonna be preventing Petr Yan for the title.”
This was dropped at White’s consideration in the course of the UFC Winnipeg post-fight presser. The UFC boss is pouring chilly water on that declare, though it’s not not possible for the winner to get a crack on the bantamweight gold subsequent (h/t Bloody Elbow).
“These guys are put in these positions with nice alternatives. Let’s see what the combat seems to be like,” White stated. “Let’s see how they carry out. Simply to throw on the market, ‘Whoever wins is gonna get it,’ that’s not likely what occurs right here. Carry out, let’s see the way you look, after which we’ll make that call.”
O’Malley has been trying to reenter the UFC bantamweight title image following two losses to former champion Merab Dvalishvili. The “Sugar” present rebounded from these defeats with a unanimous choice win over Track Yadong at UFC 324 again in January.
As for Zahabi, he has but to compete for UFC gold. The 38-year-old is using a seven-fight successful streak and he’d be nearer than ever to a world title if he can defeat O’Malley.
Do you assume the winner of Sean O’Malley vs. Aiemann Zahabi needs to be subsequent for Petr Yan, or does Merab Dvalishvili deserve a direct rematch? Hold forth within the feedback under.
