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Sean O’Malley has made a slight adjustment to the UFC bantamweight rankings.
Forget the upcoming UFC bantamweight title bout between Petr Yan and Jose Aldo, Sean O’Malley wants Aldo, Yan, and the rest of the division to know that he is the true king of the 135ers.
That’s right, O’Malley (12-0 MMA 4-0 UFC), has declared himself bantamweight champion after making a slight adjustment to the UFC bantamweight rankings…
“Humbled,” O’Malley posted on Instagram earlier this week, where he ranked himself ahead of top UFC bantamweight contenders Marlon Moraes, Aljamain Sterling, and Petr Yan.
In reality, however, O’Malley is actually ranked #15. ‘Sugar’ broke into the top-fifteen following his highlight reel knockout of seasoned veteran Eddie Wineland at UFC 250. Despite only making his UFC debut in 2017, the 25-year-old is already one of the most popular fighters on the roster. O’Malley has over 950k followers on Instagram and his 2018 interview with Joe Rogan generated over 1.7 million views.
The undefeated talent is currently unproven as a pay-per-view draw but feels he is destined to become the UFC’s next big star.