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Cory Sandhagen Eager to Face Sean O’Malley, Confused by ‘Long Layoff’

Cory Sandhagen thinks Sean O’Malley is stalling.

Since coming up short against Umar Nurmagomedov in August, ‘Sandman’ has been looking to get right back into the swing of things. Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of interesting fights to be had for the bantamweight division’s fourth-ranked contender.

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Cory Sandhagen Eager to Face Sean O’Malley, Confused by ‘Long Layoff’ 2

During a recent interview with The Schmo, Sandhagen suggested that a long-awaited clash between himself and former 135-pound titleholder Sean O’Malley is the fight to make, but he’s not all that interested in waiting a year for ‘Sugar’ to lick his wounds and get back to work.