Sean O'Malley will face Aiemann Zahabi in a high-stakes bantamweight showdown at UFC Freedom 250, taking place Sunday at the White House in Washington, DC.
The bout is scheduled to stream live on Paramount+, with O'Malley and Zahabi expected to make their walks to the cage at approximately 10:10 p.m. ET. Betting odds via FanDuel currently list O'Malley as a -480 favorite, with Zahabi at +350.
O'Malley enters the event with a 19-3 professional record and an 11-3 mark in the UFC. He is coming off a unanimous decision win over Song Yadong at UFC 324 in January and is 1-1 since dropping his bantamweight title at UFC 306.
Zahabi holds a 14-2 professional record and is 8-2 in the UFC. He rides a seven-fight winning streak into UFC Freedom 250, most recently earning a split decision victory over Marlon Vera in October. Zahabi specifically called for a matchup with O'Malley, and now gets the opportunity on a major stage.
The bout is described as an important fight for the bantamweight division, with MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom providing a breakdown and predicting a late knockout win for O'Malley in Round 3.
