Bantamweight standout Sean O’Malley wasn’t cheering Cody Garbrandt’s push for a flyweight title shot against Deiveson Figueiredo.
Since his fourth octagon win, a highlight-reel knockout over Eddie Wineland, O’Malley had turned up the heat on the ex-champ on social media and was undoubtedly laying the groundwork for a fight. So when Garbrandt told ESPN.com about his plan to drop to 125 pounds, he wasn’t too happy – and there was no better place to express that than on Twitter.
Here’s how it started.
Naturally, Garbrandt wasn’t thrilled to have his flyweight coming-out party spoiled by a young upstart, and so began a sparring session.