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Henry Cejudo reacts to Sean O’Malley’s shocking KO at UFC 292: ‘I wish the ref would have let it go’

Henry Cejudo believes he should be the first to challenge newly crowned bantamweight world champion, ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley.

UFC 292 saw the rise of a new 135-pound king after O’Malley scored a brilliantly-timed counter right hand that ultimately led to the end of Aljamain Sterling’s impressive nine-fight win streak.

Sugar Sean O’Malley did THIS to Aljamain Sterling to become the Bantamweight World Champion! ud83dude33 pic.twitter.com/omQUgLzFHd

Following the fight, former two-division titleholder Henry Cejudo shared his immediate thoughts on the shocking finish.

“I mean, congratulations to Sean.