Morning Report | Cory Sandhagen blasts ‘entitled b****’ Sean O’Malley for not fighting him
MMA Fighting
March 6, 2026
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 03: Cory Sandhagen poses on the scale during the UFC 320 ceremonial weigh-in at MGM Grand Garden Arena on October 03, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Cory Sandhagen is doing everything he can to get the fight he wants.
In October, Sandhagen challenged Merab Dvalishvili for the UFC bantamweight title, losing via dominant decision at UFC 320. After recovering from the loss, Sandhagen started to call for matchup with former champion Sean O’Malley, perhaps at UFC White House, but has gained little traction on that front from “Suga,” and he’s starting to get frustrated.
On Thursday, Sandhagen dropped a callout video on his Instagram with the caption “Fight me bro,” trashing O’Malley.
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“Yo, what’s up guys? Pay attention, because I’m about to breakdown why the UFC is going to miss out on one of the biggest fights they can put on the White House card right now, and it’s because O’Malley’s being a little entitled bitch.’”
The video then intersperses several clips of O’Malley reluctantly speaking about fighting Sandhagen, with response clips mocking his answers. At the end of the video, Sandhagen shows a clip of O’Malley saying outright if they UFC approached him about the fight, he would ask if he can simply wait to fight the winner of the presumed title trilogy fight between Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili
“That’s not how it works,” Sandhagen said, bemusedly, before ending with one final clip of O’Malley being noncommittal, prompting a final response from Sandhagen. “Fight me! Frick! [Shoots the bird].”
Sandhagen then ends the video with dinosaurs playing a heavy metal song.
A former bantamweight champion, O’Malley lost his title to Dvalishvili in 2024, and then lost his immediate rematch last year, getting submitted in the third round. He rebounded with a win over Song Yadong in January at UFC 324
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VIDEO STEW
Between the Links.
326 Staredowns.
326 Press Conference.
UFC Embedded.
Fighters react to their highlights.
BMF Fight Camp.
Your truly reacting to the Aspinall news. I was tired.
John Martin talks PFL.
FLAVOR IN YOUR EAR
No Bets Barred.
SOCIAL MEDIA BOUILLABAISSE
Pretty impressive.
Historic numbers! 🙌@CharlesDoBronxs and @BlessedMMA have earned a combined 34 post-fight bonuses in their careers. The most combined bonuses in a single matchup in UFC history! Who will win the BMF title at #UFC326?
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— UFC (@ufc) March 5, 2026
Not what we expected, but business nonetheless.
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Sir, Dana is 56. That would be childish.
That be lit https://t.co/CYzH7XNHs3
— Kevin Holland (@Trailblaze2top) March 6, 2026
True.
Best question tonight… when you going to announce the White House card!? Saturday…. You don’t have to be waiting the whole day tomorrow
— Renato Moicano (@moicanoufc) March 6, 2026
Honestly, the whole thing is surreal.
The White House UFC card is going to be insane given the current climate of the world lol
War
Epstein files
a divided country
Zuffa Boxing/fighter pay tensions
It’s one thing to host fights there.
It’s another to hand a mic to a common man who just won a fistfight, feels…
— Matt “The Steamrolla”Frevola (@SteamRollaa) March 5, 2026
Chama.
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Arman and Khamzat training together.
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Georgia standup.
🦾🦾 pic.twitter.com/UrTdZWiStC
— Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili (@MerabDvalishvil) March 5, 2026
As savage a takedown as you will ever see of someone.
pic.twitter.com/6mKOHYo4HQ
— Luke Thomas Gets Political (LTGP) (@LTGetsPolitical) March 5, 2026
FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Raufeon Stots (21-3) vs. Renat Khavalov (11-0); PFL Chicago, April 11.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Look, I’m not going to lie to y’all, I wanted to write about that call out video because of the dinosaurs. In a world where every MMA fighter is trying to be either Conor McGregor or Colby Covington, Sandhagen is going weird, and I respect that immensely.
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Originally published on MMA Fighting on 3/6/2026