Sean O'Malley Articles - Page 3

UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling doesn’t believe Sean O’Malley deserves to fight for the title. Sterling defends his 135-pound strap against O’Malley in the UFC 292 headliner taking place Aug. 19 at the TD Garden in Boston. It will be a first-ever title shot for O’Malley who, while on a five-fight winning streak and being […]

UFC bantamweight star Sean O’Malley offered up an interesting suggestion for the female contingent of the roster. While discussing a plethora of topics on his podcast, his coach Tim Welch brought up a now-deleted tweet from 2020 of lightweight champion Islam Makhachev claiming that MMA was not a woman’s sport. This was notably after witnessing […]

UFC President Dana White had an interesting post-fight press conference following the Dern vs. Hill card on May 20, to which he spent a decent amount of time answering questions regarding UFC 292 and the main event between ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley and defending Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling. Sterling defended his belt against Henry Cejudo earlier […]

Daniel Cormier believes Sean O’Malley is the opponent UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has been crying out for. Sterling recently defended his bantamweight title for the third time following a split decision victory over Henry Cejudo this past weekend at UFC 288. He is now set to defend his title against O’Malley in a fight […]

Aljamain Sterling defended his Bantamweight Championship successfully against Henry Cejudo in the main event at UFC 288. Following the fight, Sterling called for his next opponent as Sean O’Malley made an appearance in the ring for a heated face-off. Shortly after, Dana White and the UFC confirmed talks of a title fight between Aljamain Sterling […]

UFC 288 took place last night in Newark, New Jersey, and while it wasn’t as eventful or entertaining as UFC 287 last month for example, it still had plenty of talking points. Aljamain Sterling successfully defended his bantamweight title for the third time after a razor-thin split decision win over Henry Cejudo. His next fight […]

Fan favorite Sean O’Malley had a disappointing bout in his last matchup after Pedro Munhoz’s quite the fight after a controversial eye-poke. Luckily it led to a no contest. However, one of UFC’s rising stars is already preparing for his next fight, as the organization has matched him up against Petr Yan. ESPN MMA makes […]

The first fight of UFC 276’s main card ended early after Sean O’Malley was disqualified for poking Pedro Munhoz’s eye in the second round. Fans, and O’Malley himself, were quick to accuse Munhoz of exaggerating his injury in order to avoid the matchup with “Sugar.” On Sunday, Munhoz revealed that he was diagnosed with a […]

Adrian Yanez is coming off of a huge knockout victory at UFC Austin and he now has plenty of options for his next fight. Sean O’Malley is a name that has been talked about for him next and it seems like ‘Sugar’ is interested. Sean O’Malley had put money against Adrian Yanez at UFC Austin […]

Sean O’Malley is set to fight Pedro Munhoz on July 2 in what should be a thrilling fight at UFC 276. The fan-favorite finally has a challenge ahead of himself and many are looking forward to the stacked card. However, O’Malley had some comments regarding Charles Oliveira that might just piss off Khabib Nurmagomedov. According […]

Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier have found themselves in plenty of hot water on the subject of their commentary during recent UFC events. Sean O’Malley is the latest to talk about what he dislikes about the pair. Sean O’Malley recently spoke to Daniel Cormier on his show DC&RC where the UFC bantamweight was able to […]

Merab Dvalishvili is turning into a hot prospect in the UFC’s bantamweight division and he has a tough wrestling game that’s given most opponents problems so far. Recently, he was asked about Sean O’Malley and he did not hold back. Merab Dvalishvili was recently on The MMA Hour where he was asked about fighting Sean O’Malley […]

Sean O’Malley has recently spoken out on the rumored return of Henry Cejudo to the UFC. The former two-division champion wants to face Alex Volkanovski for the featherweight championship. Sean O’Malley is paying attention as he is hoping to become a title contender at bantamweight. The UFC star admitted the fight was actually a very […]

Sean O’Malley was trying to be in the corner of Petr Yan at UFC 273. The Russian ended up losing the fight to Aljamain Sterling by decision and was unable to reclaim his title from a year ago. Sean O’Malley took the blame for Petr Yan’s loss at UFC 273 and believes he should have […]

Sean O’Malley and Paddy Pimblett bring a lot of strong reactions from UFC fans all over the world. Henry Cejudo is not exactly a fan of either one and dropped quite the truth bomb on both recently. Henry Cejudo took to his podcast and gave his take on the two UFC fighters. He believes Sean […]

Sean O’Malley is a popular fighter to call out when you’re a bantamweight in the UFC. That’s exactly the route, Chris Gutierrez went with after scoring a huge knockout at UFC Columbus. Chris Gutierrez didn’t just stick with Sean O’Malley though, he wanted to make things count and asked for Frankie Edgar too. UFC Columbus […]

Paddy Pimblett had an epic return to England with a first-round submission win over Kazula Vargas at UFC London. After the event, Dana White compared him to another future star in the sport, Sean O’Malley. Dana White made the comments during the UFC London post-fight interview. He compared the numbers between Paddy Pimblett and Sean […]

Sean O’Malley knows how to promote himself and he has some thoughts on the way Colby Covington goes about doing his character. The UFC bantamweight does give him credit for sticking with it despite all of the backlash. UFC 272 came to an end and Colby Covington’s stock rose after the dominant victory. Sean O’Malley […]

Sean O’Malley has been very pro-UFC in the past few months. The bantamweight fighter has been defending the organization and recently made quite the take on the Francis Ngannou situation. Francis Ngannou has had a very public negotiation with the UFC and things are starting to get ugly. Sean O’Malley was quick to defend the […]

Jorge Masvidal vs Colby Covington is going to be a great fight between two men that used to be best friends. The main event of UFC 272 is seen as a striker vs wrestler matchup. Sean O’Malley sees the fight as being a lot closer than many are expecting. Many, including Chael Sonnen, are expecting […]

Sean O’Malley and UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling have had a bit of an odd back and forth. The two were going at it over some recent comments about Sterling headlining a pay-per-view. It doesn’t seem like Sean O’Malley meant to be malicious in his comments. The UFC bantamweight clarified the situation on his podcast […]

Sean O’Malley is the latest fighter to make his pick for the upcoming fight between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. The bout is a very hard one to predict and many are very excited about it. The fight has been oversimplified and many are looking at it as a power puncher vs […]

Sean O’Malley is one of the many people that reacted to the surprising news that the UFC would be upping their pay-per-view prices. The decision came from ESPN as they are broadcast partners. The price of the monthly UFC events is now up to $74.99. A five-dollar increase from the old price which was increased […]

Many UFC fighters have been trying to cross over into boxing in order to earn a big payday. Sean O’Malley has expressed interest recently in boxing Gervonta Davis. Francis Ngannou is the most famous one so far as he wants to take on Tyson Fury. Francis Ngannou seems to have a small window of opportunity […]

Sean O’Malley and Cody Garbrandt have been going back and forth for weeks since UFC 269. It seemed like both men wanted the fight but O’Malley has recently changed his tune. Cody Garbrandt recently announced that he was very interested in the fight and was ready to move back up to bantamweight. Sean O’Malley shut […]

Sean O’Malley has always been a big believer in Dana White and what the UFC does business-wise. The bantamweight fighter often speaks out about fighter pay and how it works, for his situation. Recently he spoke about UFC fighters that aren’t paid enough. In a surprise to many, he got brutally honest ton the fighters […]

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 […]

Sean O’Malley was in the news recently for a good deed he did when he gave away $100 to people at a local Walmart. The UFC fighter seemed to be in everyone’s good graces until Marlon Vera found out what he did. U don’t need a camera guy to help people. you piece of shit […]

Cody Garbrandt has been gunning for a fight with Sean O’Malley after the two went back-and-forth at the UFC 269 pre-event press conference. O’Malley planted the seeds for a future matchup. Cody Garbrandt appears to really want the fight and has called out Sean O’Malley many times. He recently spoke about it on his podcast. […]

Kevin Lee has had the opportunity to look back on his career and see what he would do differently looking back, after being released from the UFC. Sean O’Malley is doing things he wished he could have done. Sean O’Malley has been very selective with the fights he takes and the opportunities he wants to […]

Teddy Atlas has seen many boxers become big stars and he can see who has that kind of potential in the UFC. Sean O’Malley appears to be someone that has impressed the legendary boxing trainer. Sean O’Malley has been lighting it up in the UFC ever since he joined in 2017. Teddy Atlas sees him […]

Sean O’Malley has made it no secret that he plans on treating his UFC career like a business rather than some sort of fun hobby. He has been taking things slow and saying ‘no’ whenever he feels like it’s appropriate. The UFC bantamweight has made it clear he wouldn’t fight anyone ranked without a big […]

Sean O’Malley plans on following in the footsteps of Conor McGregor every step of the way. The UFC bantamweight wants to cross over into boxing and take on Gervonta Davis. Sean O’Malley has his eyes on the big fights and wants to co-promote with the UFC. He’s only interested in a huge boxing match. “For […]

Tyron Woodley found himself on the losing side of a boxing match with Jake Paul. The former UFC welterweight champion was knocked out cold and everyone went in on his legacy. Sean O’Malley is the latest fighter to give his take. Sean O’Malley did not hold back on the subject of Tyron Woodley’s legacy. Despite […]

Sean O’Malley has been talking for a long time about what he’ll do once he gets ranked in the UFC. It seemed inevitable that the bantamweight would finally have a number by his name. Many have been unhappy with his level of competition and wanted the UFC to match him up against tougher fighters. Sean […]

Daniel Cormier had a simple yet straightforward response to Sean O’Malley’s recent dig at his commentary work at UFC 269. Shortly after his illustrious UFC career, Daniel Cormier embarked on a commentary job for the famed MMA promotion. Given his experience and knowledge, “DC” was doing quite good in his new job. However, probably not […]

Raulian Paiva hasn’t exactly heard positive things ahead of his fight against Sean O’Malley at UFC 269. He has received backlash from fans and heard a lot of trash talk from O’Malley too. Raulian Paiva isn’t going to let any of that distract him from the task at hand. He wants to beat Sean O’Malley […]

Sean O’Malley has fired some shots at Dominick Cruz ahead of UFC 269. Both men are set to compete on the card but they’re in very different spots. Sean O’Malley recently spoke with The Schmo and gave his take on Dominick Cruz at UFC 269. He believes the former champion made a mistake. “[Cruz] messed […]

Rani Yahya is the latest UFC bantamweight to offer up his name to fight Sean O’Malley. O’Malley has been seen as a big opportunity for anyone that can face him and look good against him. Rani Yahya is coming off of a win over Kyung Ho Kang at UFC Vegas 43 and wants to capitalize […]