"I don't think the dude's ever going to fight me. If he doesn't win this fight, I think he'll retire. If he doesn't get another title shot or run or fights for a belt again, he's going to retire. The whole 'I was never offered to fight Sandhagen' thing is just not how it works with a guy like Sean O'Malley."
"Sean O'Malley gets asked, 'Hey, what do you think of this?' And he says. And any other answer than Cory Sandhagen is a cop-out punk move. Me and him is the fight to make. In my opinion, it's on him that it wasn't made."
Cory Sandhagen has repeatedly called out Sean O'Malley for a matchup, viewing it as an ideal striking showcase. However, O'Malley is scheduled to fight Aiemann Zahabi at UFC White House on June 14 instead. Sandhagen holds O'Malley responsible for the matchup not materializing, rejecting O'Malley's claim that he was never offered the fight. Sandhagen believes O'Malley possesses the privilege to select opponents and that declining to mention Sandhagen's name constitutes deliberate avoidance. After multiple unsuccessful callouts, Sandhagen has abandoned hope of fighting O'Malley. Sandhagen predicts O'Malley will retire if he loses to Zahabi or fails to secure another title opportunity.
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