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UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley has thrown shade towards Henry Cejudo.

O’Malley and Cejudo have been trading barbs at one another for a little while now. Last year, the two had a backstage encounter following O’Malley's UFC 276 bout against Pedro Munhoz, which ended in a no contest. Cejudo interrupted an interview O’Malley was having with BT Sport, and challenged him to a UFC bout in the future. The bout has yet to materialize.

While Cejudo was unsuccessful in his bid to dethrone former bantamweight titleholder Aljamain Sterling, O’Malley was successful. The "Sugar" show scored a second-round TKO finish over "Funk Master."

O’Malley has posted a new video on social media where he pokes fun at Cejudo's size. He used a mini UFC replica belt for the short roast, which you can watch below.

O’Malley's first UFC bantamweight title defense has not been decided. With that said, "Sugar" has made it clear that if it was up to him he'd be fighting Marlon "Chito" Vera in a rematch. Vera scored a first-round TKO victory over O’Malley back in 2020. It's the lone defeat in O’Malley's pro MMA career up to this point.

Meanwhile, Cejudo has been angling for a fight against Merab Dvalishvili. Merab has said if the fight is presented to him, he will take it. Cejudo believes such a bout should be a title eliminator.

This article first appeared on FanNation MMA Knockout and was syndicated with permission.

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