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Former UFC Champ Says Sean O’Malley’s Stardom Doesn’t Make Much Sense: ‘Never Understood the Attraction’

Aljamain Sterling doesn’t understand why Sean O’Malley has become such a big star.

After being handily defeated by Merab Dvalishvili nine months ago at UFC 306, fight fans were a little surprised to hear the news that ‘Sugar’ would get an immediate rematch against ‘The Machine’ this Saturday night at UFC 316 inside the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

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Considering how handily Dvalishvili defeated him the first time around, many assumed that O’Malley would have to go out and win one more before getting another crack at the reigning 135-pound titleholder.