Former undisputed bantamweight champion, Sean O’Malley has claimed he was “high” on OxyContin when he tried to slide into the direct messages of internet sensation, Haliey Welch — with the UFC star desperately trying to explain his actions.
O’Malley, a former undisputed bantamweight titleholder, most recently headlined UFC 306 back in September at the Las Vegas Sphere, suffered a championship fight loss to the surging, Merab Dvalishvili in one-sided fashion via unanimous decision.
Lodging a single successful defense of his bantamweight crown since his ascension to the throne back in August of last year, Montana striker, O’Malley landed a one-sided unanimous judging win of his own against two-time opponent, Marlon Vera to avenge his first professional loss.
Sean O’Malley reveals DM exchange with ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl Hailey Welch
However, undergoing a surgical procedure to address an injury in the aftermath of his loss against Georgian wrestling ace, Dvalishvili, O’Malley was outed as sending direct messages to ‘Hawk Tuah’ sensation, Welch — now trying to judsify why he actually did it.
So what happened … so I was on OxyContin,” Sean O’Malley said during a video on his YouTube channel. “It was the night, it was the day of my surgery or the next day. So I was on OxyContin. I was live on Twitch. I was live on Instagram. And I was trying to call people to freestyle [rap].”
“And I’m just f*cked up,” Sean O’Malley explained. “I’m on OxyContin. The boys are higher than a kite. And I called Adin Ross, Steve WillDoIt. I was calling a bunch of people to freestyle, and they wanted me to call Hawk Tuah girl.”
Yet to book his return to action since he dropped a loss to Dvalishvili, Contender Series alum, O’Malley has been heavily linked with an immediate title rematch with the new champion as soon as next year — however, welcomed a potential route to a featherweight championship charge against the unbeaten, Ilia Topuria.