Henry Cejudo expected Sean O'Malley to get a rematch against Merab Dvalishvili.
Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) dethroned O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) by unanimous decision to become bantamweight champion at UFC 306 in September. Following surgery to repair a torn labrum, O’Malley runs things back with Dvalishvili June 7 in the UFC 316 headliner at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
While Cejudo isn’t surprised with the direction that the UFC decided to go, he sees no case for O’Malley to get another opportunity right away.