O'Malley calls out Gervonta Davis: 'That fight is gonna happen'

Fresh off his victory over Aljamain Sterling to secure the bantamweight title, Sean O'Malley signaled a desire to fight boxer Gervonta Davis.

"I also wouldn't mind knocking out Gervonta Davis," O'Malley said, according to MMAFighting.com. "I know people are gonna go, 'Oh, you're a wannabe Conor.' I'm telling you, that fight is gonna happen."

He added: "It could happen sooner than later. ... UFC's down to get behind stuff like that if it's big enough. With that performance, we're getting close. Maybe I have to go out there win a couple more fights, win another belt. I don't know if he's even considered a big enough star for the UFC to let that happen, but it'll happen."

Davis' last opponent, Ryan Garcia, expressed skepticism about O'Malley's boxing prowess.

Davis knocked out Garcia with a body shot in the seventh round to improve his record to 29-0.

O'Malley improved his MMA record to 17-1 with his victory over Sterling. The 28-year-old has boxed professionally, securing a TKO victory in 2016 over David Courtney in his only bout.