Sean O’Malley confident fight with Ryan Garcia will be set after two more UFC outings: ‘I’m not there yet’

Sean O'Malley claims two more wins in UFC will earn him a boxing fight with Ryan GarciaSean O’Malley is confident he will have a massive boxing match like Conor McGregor did and says it will…

Sean O'Malley claims two more wins in UFC will earn him a boxing fight with Ryan Garcia

Sean O’Malley is confident he will have a massive boxing match like Conor McGregor did and says it will be against Ryan Garcia.

O’Malley and Garcia have both expressed interest in the potential matchup, and the intrigue only increased after Garcia pulled off an upset win over Devin Haney over the weekend.

Ryan Garcia knocks down Devin Haney three times, scores majority decision win - Haney vs. Garcia Highlights

“They told me you can do a boxing fight, 100 percent, if it makes us enough money,” Sean O’Malley said on his TimboSugarShow podcast. “So the option’s there, it just has to be able to make enough money. But Ryan being a f****** freak like that, you need two A-sides to make a f****** Floyd-Conor fight.”

Although Sean O’Malley wants the fight to happen, he says he still needs two more fights and win to get it and make it that much bigger.

“I’m not there yet,” O’Malley said. “I’ve still got to become bigger. Two more f****** sick performances and then we’re talking about being able to do whatever the f*** we want.”

Sean O’Malley Wonders Where Ryan Garcia Will Be Mentally After This Win

In the lead-up to Ryan Garcia’s boxing match against Devin Haney, many fans were worried about his mental state.

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However, after Garcia won, he says he was doing that on purpose to make people think he wasn’t as good as he was. But, O’Malley admits there is some concern about Garcia after the big win, and how he may handle himself.

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“I think he’s that crazy, he’s that good too,” O’Malley said. “He probably trained hard. Some people have different genes. I couldn’t do it. … He’s going to make his money. Let’s see where he goes in the next two weeks. Winning that big of a fight, making that much more money, having those s***** people around you, let’s see where he’s at mentally in two weeks.”

For now, O’Malley is just focused on his MMA career, but he knows he will face Garcia in boxing before their careers are up.

Video – UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley caught dropping ‘the hard R’ on stream

Video - UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley caught dropping 'the hard R' on streamIt’s been an interesting few weeks for ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley. O’Malley has been letting a lot of controversial things…

Video - UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley caught dropping 'the hard R' on stream

It’s been an interesting few weeks for ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley.

O’Malley has been letting a lot of controversial things fly out of his matter over the last month, but it appears that the UFC bantamweight champion has truly outdone himself this time.

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While speaking on the phone with popular Kick streamer N3ON, O’Malley reveals that he’s in Arizona at the moment, but wanted to make a pit stop in Houston to hit up Johnny Dang, a high-end jewelry shop that specializes in hip-hop style pieces like pendants and grills.

Unfortunately, O’Malley didn’t have the greatest description for its proprietor.

“I need to go get a grill from Johnny Dang. Yeah, that Chinese f*cking n***a,” O’Malley says.

N3ON reacts to Sean O'Malley

Sean O’Malley delivers a Trifecta of Slurs

Earlier this month, Sean O’Malley was caught on camera making an antisemitic remark while streaming with another well-known personality on Kick, Adin Ross.

Sean O'Malley and Adin Ross

He followed that up by calling former flyweight titleholder Deiveson Figueiredo a homophobic slur on X before promptly deleting the post. Unfortunately for O’Malley, screenshots last forever.

After delivering a racial slur, a homophobic slur, and an antisemitic comment in under a month, what do you think will come out of O’Malley’s mouth next?

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Sean O’Malley snaps back at UFC 300’s Deiveson Figueiredo with homophobic slur

UFC champ Sean O'Malley responds to criticism from Deiveson Figueiredo with homophobic slur‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley had an interesting response to comments recently made about him by former flyweight titleholder Deiveson Figueiredo….

UFC champ Sean O'Malley responds to criticism from Deiveson Figueiredo with homophobic slur

‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley had an interesting response to comments recently made about him by former flyweight titleholder Deiveson Figueiredo.

On Saturday (April 13), Figueiredo will make his sophomore appearance in the bantamweight division, leading off UFC 300 opposite former champ Cody Garbrandt at T-Mobile Arena.

Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Cody Garbrandt

Ahead of his highly anticipated return to the Octagon, ‘Deus da Guerra’ suggested during a recent interview that O’Malley wouldn’t make it past his next bantamweight title challenger, Merab Dvalishvili.

“I think this fight between Merab and Sean O’Malley won’t happen,” Figueredo said on MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca podcast.” In my opinion, I think [O’Malley] is a guy who can’t defend his belt again. If I win this fight [at UFC 300] then there is a possible fight for the belt right? I really want to fight for the belt against Merab. I would give him a very dangerous fight.”

Getting wind of Figueredo’s comment, Sean O’Malley responded in a way that left a lot of fight fans scratching their head.

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“Davison fagirito scared of me,” O’Malley wrote in a since-deleted post on X.

Looking past the misspelling of Figueiredo’s name, the blatantly homophobic slur used in reference to the Brazilian was not a particularly good look — which is probably why ‘Sugar’ was quick to delete the comment — especially after O’Malley was recently caught on camera using an antisemitic remark.

Sean O’Malley teasing a September return at The Sphere

O’Malley has not locked in a date for his expected title clash with Merab Dvalishvili, though the Helena, Montana native recently teased a return in September, presumably when the promotion makes its debut inside The Sphere in Las Vegas for UFC 306.

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As for Deiveson Figueiredo, the ex-flyweight fought his way into the bantamweight top 10 with a big win over Rob Font in his divisional debut. With a win over Cody Garbrandt at UFC 300, he could find himself next in line for a shot at the 135-pound crown.

Figueiredo and Garbrandt

Cody Garbrandt eyeing title fight with Sean O’Malley after UFC 300: ‘That’s going to be a huge pay-per-view’

Cody Garbrandt confident a title fight with Sean O'Malley would be a 'huge pay-per-view draw'Cody Garbrandt looks to continue his comeback tour when he squares off with former flyweight world champion Deiveson Figueiredo….

Cody Garbrandt confident a title fight with Sean O'Malley would be a 'huge pay-per-view draw'

Cody Garbrandt looks to continue his comeback tour when he squares off with former flyweight world champion Deiveson Figueiredo.

After dropping five out of six fights inside the Octagon, ‘No Love’ has seen a bit of a resurgence, securing a unanimous decision victory over Trevin Jones before face-planting Brian Kelleher in his last outing at UFC 296. Returning to the Octagon for the promotion’s massive UFC 300 card in Las Vegas, Garbrandt will attempt to hand ‘Deus da Guerra’ his first loss in the bantamweight division and re-establish himself as a legitimate contender for the 135-pound title.

Cody Garbrandt vs. Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 300

With a win over Figueiredo, Garbrandt would likely thrust himself back into the bantamweight division’s top 10, putting him that much closer to a clash with reigning titleholder ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley.

“If he’s still the champion when it’s my time to fight for the title again, regain the title, I’m happy with that fight,” Garbrandt said during Wednesday’s UFC media event. “That’s going to be a huge pay-per-view draw. No other bantamweight in the division moves the needle like I do. I just have to focus on winning and everything else will fall into place.”

Could we see Cody Garbrandt climb back into the contender’s circle at UFC 300?

Sean O’Malley is fresh off a dominant performance against Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera at UFC 299, successfully defending his title for the very first time. No official announcements have been made, but ‘Sugar’ recently teased a return this September to put his crown on the line against the division’s No. 1 ranked contender, Merab Dvalishvili.

Sean O'Malley vs. Marlon Vera

Cody Garbrandt and Deiveson Figueiredo will lead off UFC 300, an event scheduled to feature a whopping 12 former or current world champions.

Check out the official trailer for this Saturday’s history-making night of fights below:

Video – Busted! UFC superstar Sean O’Malley gets caught with a hot mic making an antisemitic remark

Video - UFC superstar 'Sugar' Sean O'Malley gets caught with a hot mic making an antisemitic remarkUFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley got caught with a hot mic during a recent sparring session with notable Kick…

Video - UFC superstar 'Sugar' Sean O'Malley gets caught with a hot mic making an antisemitic remark

UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley got caught with a hot mic during a recent sparring session with notable Kick streamer and collaborator Adin Ross.

On Wednesday, Ross shared footage of himself going toe-to-toe with ‘Sugar’ at the gym. The interaction was mostly light-hearted with O’Malley putting a friendly beating on the influencer. However, there was an incident where O’Malley could clearly be heard saying something antisemitic while referring to Ross.

In the short clip, which you can see below courtesy of KickChamp on X, you can hear ‘Sugar’ utter the words “hurry up you stupid f*cking Jew,” which quickly caught the attention of UFC fans.

Reactions to Sean O’Malley’s Comment Are All Over the Place with many defending the UFC Champ

Reacting to the above video, many came to Sean O’Malley’s defense, believing what he said was meant to be a joke or that he was simply reading what was being written in the chat. Otherwise used it as an opportunity to cancel the UFC star. Some even admitted to becoming a bigger fan of the bantamweight champ after seeing the clip.

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Video – UFC champion Sean O’Malley beats down streamer Adin Ross during hilarious sparring session

Video - UFC champ Sean O'Malley beats down streamer Adin Ross during recent sparring sessionPopular Kick streamer Adin Ross spent some time training with UFC superstar Sean O’Malley Ross, an online influencer best…

Video - UFC champ Sean O'Malley beats down streamer Adin Ross during recent sparring session

Popular Kick streamer Adin Ross spent some time training with UFC superstar Sean O’Malley

Ross, an online influencer best known for his collaborations with celebrities and livestreams of NBA 2K and Grand Theft Auto video games, has spent his fair share of time testing his striking skills with some of combat sports’ biggest names. Ross has gone toe-to-toe with the likes of Jake Paul, Dillon Danis, Ryan Garcia, and even took a brutal body shot from current light heavyweight titleholder Alex Pereira.

Adin Ross and Jake Paul

Recently, Ross released footage of himself having some fun in the cage with current UFC bantamweight world champion Sean O’Malley.

Aside from sitting atop the UFC’s loaded bantamweight division, O’Malley is currently listed as the No. 6 ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the world.

Sean O’Malley eyes September Clash with ‘The Machine’

After claiming the 135-pound crown with a perfectly-timed counter right against ex-titleholder Aljamain Sterling in August, Sean O’Malley returned to the Octagon in March for a long-awaited rematch with the only man to hand him a loss in his MMA career, Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera. O’Malley found the redemption he was looking for, pummeling his Ecuadorian opposition for five rounds en route to a decisive decision victory.

Sean O'Malley vs. Chito Vera

O’Malley was hoping to challenge newly minted featherweight champion Ilia Topuria later this year, but UFC CEO Dana White quickly shut that down, making it clear that No. 1 ranked bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili was next on O’Malley’s title defense itinerary.

‘Sugar’ recently suggested a September date for his inevitable showdown with ‘The Machine,’ the likeliest date being UFC 306 when the promotion is expected to make its debut inside The Sphere in Las Vegas.

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