Sean O’Malley Aims To Finish Jose Quinonez Early At UFC 248 (Exclusive Taki Clip)

Sean O’Malley has laid out his plan to take out Jose Quinonez early. This Saturday night (March 7), O’Malley will make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon. He’ll go one-on-one with Quinonez in the featured preliminary bout on…

Sean O’Malley has laid out his plan to take out Jose Quinonez early. This Saturday night (March 7), O’Malley will make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon. He’ll go one-on-one with Quinonez in the featured preliminary bout on the ESPN portion of UFC 248. It’ll be O’Malley’s first bout since March 2018. O’Malley Makes […]

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Sean O’Malley Aims To Finish Jose Quinonez Early At UFC 248 (Exclusive Taki Clip)

Sean O’Malley has laid out his plan to take out Jose Quinonez early. This Saturday night (March 7), O’Malley will make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon. He’ll go one-on-one with Quinonez in the featured preliminary bout on the ESPN portion …

Sean O’Malley has laid out his plan to take out Jose Quinonez early. This Saturday night (March 7), O’Malley will make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon. He’ll go one-on-one with Quinonez in the featured preliminary bout on the ESPN portion of UFC 248. It’ll be O’Malley’s first bout since March 2018. O’Malley Makes Prediction […]

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Sean O’Malley vs. Jose Quinonez Moved to UFC 248

Sean O’Malley’s planned fight is on the move once again, this time not to the canceled bin but just another date, going from UFC 247 to UFC 248 in Las Vegas, Nevada instead. As of now, UFC 248 looks to be headlined by a strawweight title fight between …

Sean O’Malley’s planned fight is on the move once again, this time not to the canceled bin but just another date, going from UFC 247 to UFC 248 in Las Vegas, Nevada instead. As of now, UFC 248 looks to be headlined by a strawweight title fight between new champion Weili Zhang defending against the […]

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Sean O’Malley Announces UFC Return, Takes On Jose Quinonez

Sean O’Malley is back. After having last competed at UFC 222 back in March 2018, “Sugar” announced he would be returning at UFC 247 which takes place February 8 in Houston, Texas. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, O’Malley posted a photo of himself alongside Jose Quinonez who is seemingly his opponent. As per MMA […]

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Sean O’Malley is back.

After having last competed at UFC 222 back in March 2018, “Sugar” announced he would be returning at UFC 247 which takes place February 8 in Houston, Texas.

In an Instagram post on Tuesday, O’Malley posted a photo of himself alongside Jose Quinonez who is seemingly his opponent. As per MMA Junkie, the matchup is confirmed.

“MERRY CHRISTMAS MOTHA F*CKAS. I promise 2020 is my year,” O’Malley wrote as the caption. “I’m coming back and taking over. I can’t wait for you guys to feel the energy I’m bringing into the Octagon Feb 8th in Texas.”

Although the fight is not officially confirmed by the UFC, one can expect an announcement soon.

O’Malley’s long absence can be attributed to a leg injury he suffered in his last win over Andre Soukhamthath. Afterwards, he had to deal with United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) ordeals after testing positive for traces of ostarine. At the time, he was scheduled to face Quinonez at UFC 229.

O’Malley tested positive for ostarine again ahead of his UFC 239 fight with Marlon Vera earlier this year which kept him on the sidelines further. However, they were remnants from his previous failed test so he was suspended, but didn’t receive any sanctions.

Hopefully, he can get his career back on track in the new year.

Are you excited to see O’Malley return?

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Sean O’Malley Off UFC 229 Following Failed Drug Test

A failed drug test has forced Sean O’Malley off UFC 229. The rising bantamweight star announced on Instagram tonight (Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018) that he had failed a USADA-mandated drug test. The failure forced him off of his scheduled bout with Jose Quiñonez at this weekend’s UFC 229. The UFC recently announced some changes to […]

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A failed drug test has forced Sean O’Malley off UFC 229.

The rising bantamweight star announced on Instagram tonight (Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018) that he had failed a USADA-mandated drug test. The failure forced him off of his scheduled bout with Jose Quiñonez at this weekend’s UFC 229.

The UFC recently announced some changes to their current drug testing partnership with USADA. Perhaps the biggest change came in the form of fighter failures not being announced until their case was resolved. This was due to cases involving unintentional use tarnishing fighters’ reputations.

O’Malley said he’s currently dealing with such a case himself. He wanted to get ahead of the game as a result. ‘Sugar’ announced his current issue to fans. He claims he’s identified the dietary supplement which caused the failure:

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? Just a speed bump on the way to greatness.

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O’Malley is maybe the UFC’s fastest-rising star at the lower weight divisions. He calls this setback only a “speed bump on the way to greatness,” but this is certain to be more than that as a result.

The well-liked prospect has built a large following in his first full year on the official UFC roster. He was fighting on by far his biggest card at UFC 229. Conor McGregor will be facing Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event. It’s tough to get a better card on which to gain exposure.

O’Malley is a highly-publicized user of marijuana. It’s unknown whether or not his failed drug test involves the oft-discussed use of cannabis. His words make it seem like it’s more of a performance-enhancing drug issue due to a tainted supplement.

He admitted he wanted to as open as possible even though his failure would have remained private under the new rules:

“Even though under the new policy, my case would not be public right now, I feel it’s important to be upfront and honest with my fans,” O’Malley wrote. … “We’ve sent remaining samples from the bottle I took to the USADA lab and [sic] as well as a full-sized bottle. I’m told the testing of these supplements can take as long as 30 days.”

“Sugar” won all three of his UFC bouts thus far. His most recent was a decision win over Andre Soukhamthath in March. He broke his foot and has been out since. His return on the UFC’s biggest-ever card will never materialize.

Another big-name talent is on the sidelines due to USADA regardless. Let’s hope it’s not for too long.

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Sean O’Malley Says He’s Fighting Jose Quinonez at UFC 229

Sean O’Malley says his next fight is set and it’s against Jose Quinonez. O’Malley was last seen inside the Octagon back in March. He took on Andre Soukhamthath on the main card of UFC 222. O’Malley won the bout in a mostly domin…

Sean O’Malley says his next fight is set and it’s against Jose Quinonez. O’Malley was last seen inside the Octagon back in March. He took on Andre Soukhamthath on the main card of UFC 222. O’Malley won the bout in a mostly dominant unanimous decision. O’Malley hurt his foot in the bout, but didn’t suffer any […]

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