It seems like everyone in the UFC wants to get their hands on Sean O'Malley. He has been called out by just about everyone and while some make sense, others don't.

Ricky Simon has been consistent about wanting to fight Sean O'Malley and the fight actually makes a lot of sense. The UFC bantamweights have been circling each other for a long time.

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“I thought a finish over a ranked guy would get him excited, or get the UFC excited to make that happen,” Simon told MMAFighting in regards to his callout of O’Malley. “I think that when I win by decisions — and I’ve got two finishes out of my three [wins] this year — so I don’t understand why people would say that I’m boring, or they don’t want to see that matchup,” he added.

“But I got a good finish and I think that fight is exciting for the fans,” the UFC bantamweight added.

“I get tagged about it all the time, I get asked about O’Malley all the time, and people want to see him tested against a wrestler, and I can strike, too. I think I’m a tough test for him and people want him to be tested.”

Sean O'Malley has a plethora of options in front of him and Ricky Simon could be an interesting test for him next. It will be interesting to see what the UFC chooses to do with both men. After scoring big knockouts, they each deserve a big fight next in 2022.