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Dana White Is Happy To ‘Pay’ Sean O’Malley After UFC 269

Dana WhiteDana White thinks it’s time for Sean O’Malley to start facing tougher opposition after he eased past Rulian Paiva at UFC 269 this past weekend. A few days prior to the last pay-per-view-event of the year, White claimed that ‘Suga’ is not ready to face ranked opponents. However, the UFC president changed his opinion of […]

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Dana White thinks it’s time for Sean O’Malley to start facing tougher opposition after he eased past Rulian Paiva at UFC 269 this past weekend.

A few days prior to the last pay-per-view-event of the year, White claimed that ‘Suga’ is not ready to face ranked opponents. However, the UFC president changed his opinion of O’Malley after watching the 27-year-old dispatch of Paiva inside one round on Saturday evening.

“When you talk to him, two things: He wants to get paid and he wants to fight higher-level competition,” White said at the UFC 269 post-fight press conference. “Looks like we’re going to have to pay him, get him some fights.” (Transcribed by MMA Junkie)

Sean O’Malley Won’t Take Tough Fights Until Dana White Offers Him A Better Deal

The rising bantamweight prospect shocked fight fans earlier this year when he revealed he does not want to fight top opposition right now. O’Malley explained that although he doesn’t fear tough fights, he would prefer to take easier opponents until the UFC offers him a better contract.

“I have a contract to fight a certain amount of fights, and I’m gonna get paid a certain amount of money whether I fight Louis Smolka, the dude I was supposed to fight, or I fight Petr Yan, the No. 1 bantamweight in the UFC. I get paid the same. I’m gonna fight this dude (who is lower). And I’m going to fight this dude on a Conor McGregor pay-per-view,” O’Malley said in August.

“Chael Sonnen always says fight the worst dude on the highest part of the card,” O’Malley added. “A lot of bantamweights, and just people in the UFC, they definitely hate, and it comes from jealousy. I’m getting way more eye balls than them. I perform in there. You can go and watch some of these guys perform, and you literally pick up your phone, start surfing Instagram, you just don’t give a f*ck what they’re doing.”

Do you think it’s time for Dana White to book Sean O’Malley in tougher fights?

Sean O’Malley Live Reacts To Cody Garbrandt’s UFC 269 KO Loss

UFC bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley was in the middle of an interview when he saw Cody Garbrandt get knocked out in his flyweight debut.

O’Malley and Garbrandt went at it earlier during UFC 269 fight week at the pre-fight press conference, as t…

Sean O'Malley, Cody Garbrandt

UFC bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley was in the middle of an interview when he saw Cody Garbrandt get knocked out in his flyweight debut.

O’Malley and Garbrandt went at it earlier during UFC 269 fight week at the pre-fight press conference, as the two went back-and-forth on the mic and also nearly brawled on stage. O’Malley and Garbrandt were rumored to potentially fight last year, but negotiations never materialized.

Many felt that Garbrandt was the more confident trash talker during the press conference, but O’Malley ended up getting the last laugh after Garbrandt suffered a brutal knockout against Kai Kara-France.

Check out O’Malley’s reaction to Garbrandt’s loss below.

“Oh, Cody. Cody just got knocked out. Sucks for him, deuces,” O’Malley said. “Some people just aren’t built for this.”

Sean O’Malley Later Changed His Tone On Cody Garbrandt

O’Malley and Garbrandt clearly have some disdain for each other, but O’Malley appeared to reverse course during his post-fight press conference. When asked if he saw Garbrandt’s fight, O’Malley took the chance to praise him just minutes after roasting him in an earlier interview.

“Cody’s also a legend in his own right,” O’Malley said. “And I’m not gonna sit up here and say anything negative about him. He’s probably gonna have a rough couple days, couple weeks, whatever it’s gonna be.”

O’Malley remains undefeated in his professional career after knocking out Raulian Paiva at UFC 269. It was arguably the toughest test of his UFC tenure, which he passed with flying colors.

O’Malley has been criticized for the level of competition he’s faced so far at bantamweight. He has yet to crack the bantamweight rankings, as UFC president Dana White recently said he isn’t ready for top-level opponents.

As for Garbrandt, his UFC future remains unclear. His flyweight debut obviously didn’t meet his expectations and he’s suffered a series of brutal knockouts in four of his last six fights.

O’Malley and Garbrandt had once been considered two of the top bantamweight prospects, but it appears the two of them might be heading on different paths in the UFC. O’Malley could earn a spot soon in the bantamweight rankings while Garbrandt is still looking to get back on the winning side of things in the UFC.

What do you think is next for Sean O’Malley and Cody Garbrandt?

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O’Malley Slams Cormier’s ‘Amateur’ Commentary: “Don’t Say Stupid S**t”

You can add Sean O’Malley to the list of Daniel Cormier’s commentary critics.

Last week, Daniel Cormier was the subject of criticism for his performance as a UFC commentator by his own colleague, Dominick Cruz. Cormier and Cruz later hashed things …

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You can add Sean O’Malley to the list of Daniel Cormier’s commentary critics.

Last week, Daniel Cormier was the subject of criticism for his performance as a UFC commentator by his own colleague, Dominick Cruz. Cormier and Cruz later hashed things out to some degree with the aid of mediator Michael Bisping. Cormier would then go on to call Cruz’s UFC 269 victory over Pedro Munhoz alongside Joe Rogan and Jon Anik without missing a beat.

However, there is another fighter who competed at UFC 269 who has something to say about Cormier’s commentating skills or perceived lack thereof.

“Suga” Sean O’Malley defeated Raulian Paiva to kick off the pay-per-view and was then asked how the fight played out relative to his expectations during the post-fight press conference. Here is what O’Malley said in response.

“I did see [the Paiva fight] playing out like that. And I want to thank myself for looking at the clock and seeing how much time was left because some people, Daniel Cormier—my last fight, he’s like, ‘Oh, my god! He’s looking at the clock!’ It’s like, what are you talking about, dude? Of course. Yeah, I’m gonna look at the clock. If I didn’t look at the clock, I wouldn’t know how much time I have left. I landed a big shot. I  don’t know much time I got left. I gotta know, should I empty my tank and try to take this dude out, or should I wait and have the rest of the fight—save my energy. 

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“So that kinda bugged me (that he) kept bringing that up. ‘Oh, he looked at the clock! Oh, he looked at the clock!’ It’s like, dude’s a double-champ. It’s like, where’s your IQ, your fight IQ? You think LeBron James is gonna fuckin’ drive the ball down and not look at the clock? It’s amateur…

“Don’t say stupid shit,” O’Malley later added about Cormier’s commentary.

O’Malley Shares Theory To Explain His Perception Of DC’s Commentary

In the above comments, O’Malley is referencing his UFC 264 victory over Kris Moutinho in July. Cormier pointed out that O’Malley was repeatedly looking at the clock during the fight, with the implication being that O’Malley was tiring to Moutinho’s relentless forward pressure.

The more O’Malley thought about it, he eventually landed on a theory that could explain Cormier’s commentary.

“I’ve always felt like DC wants me to lose,” O’Malley said. “I don’t know. I could be completely wrong. I just sat down with him the other day. It’s not like he doesn’t like me personally. I just feel like he kinda wants to see me lose. I don’t know what it is, if I remind him of a young Jon Jones—but for some reason, I feel like he wants me to lose.”

O’Malley would taper these criticisms by saying there’s a chance he is being overly sensitive and is way off base. He also confessed that he himself would be terrible at the gig and that UFC commentators have a very difficult job to do.

Commentary aside, O’Malley has now moved to 15-1 as a professional and is now on a three-fight winning streak. As O’Malley awaits his next fight, perhaps now he and Cormier could hash out these criticisms in the public eye with or without the aid of Michael Bisping.

What are your thoughts on these comments from Sean O’Malley regarding Daniel Cormier’s commentary?

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Sean O’Malley Thinks Daniel Cormier Wants Him To Lose: ‘I Remind Him Of A Young Jon Jones’

Sean O'MalleySean O’Malley takes a shot at Daniel Cormier, claiming he wants to see O’Malley lose. ‘Sugar’ had another extremely impressive win over Raulian Paiva at UFC 269. He defeated Paiva via a first round TKO and finished it off with his patented ‘Sugar fadeaway’ jump shot after securing the win. The young phenoms stock continues […]

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Sean O’Malley takes a shot at Daniel Cormier, claiming he wants to see O’Malley lose.

‘Sugar’ had another extremely impressive win over Raulian Paiva at UFC 269. He defeated Paiva via a first round TKO and finished it off with his patented ‘Sugar fadeaway’ jump shot after securing the win. The young phenoms stock continues to rise as he keeps running through the competition. Paiva was a step up in competition for the ‘Suga Show’, but he disposed of him easily while showing off his stand up skills both, offensively and defensively.

O’Malley seems to think that announcer and former two division champ Daniel Cormier wants him to lose when he steps in the octagon.

Sean O’Malley had this to say about ‘DC’ in a post fight interview

“I’ve always felt like ‘DC’ wants me to lose, I just, I don’t know I could be completely wrong. I just sat down with him the other day and it’s not like he doesn’t like me personally, I just feel like he kinda’ wants to see me lose. I don’t know what it is, if I remind him of a young Jon Jones, but uh for some reason I feel like he wants me to lose with certain things he says when he’s commentating.”

O’Malley went on to say that commentating the fights is a really hard job and he even acknowledged that he may be taking it to heart, or in his words “being a P*ssy”.

Cormier had come under fire earlier this week by Dominick Cruz as well. Cruz stated that ‘DC’ doesn’t do his homework and because of that, he listens to the broadcast on mute when he calls fights. Cormier ended up winning ‘Personality of the Year’ at the World MMA Awards this year, and dedicated his win to Cruz.

Do you think Sean O’Malley has a point about ‘DC’?

Sean O’Malley Says Fight With Yan Would Be The Biggest In BW History

Sean O’Malley is already sure he will have a shot at the bantamweight title.

Sean O’Malley might be the most popular man in the UFC bantamweight division. His personality and style have earned him a large fanbase. Although he is not yet ranked in …

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Sean O’Malley is already sure he will have a shot at the bantamweight title.

Sean O’Malley might be the most popular man in the UFC bantamweight division. His personality and style have earned him a large fanbase. Although he is not yet ranked in the stacked division, he knows that he will fight for the title one day. If he has his way, that title fight will be against Petr Yan, the current interim champ.

“I’m gonna fight for the title, 100%,” O’Malley told BT Sports. “I’m gonna beat the guys I need to beat to fight for the title, and it’s gonna be me vs. Petr. I truly believe that will be the biggest fight in bantamweight history.”

O’Malley has been on a roll since coming to the UFC. His debut of the Dana White’s Contender Series immediately turned heads. He was awarded a contract and jumped into the difficult bantamweight division with both feet. He stacked up four wins in a row before suffering his first loss. Now with a two-fight win streak under him, O’Malley is looking to take on Raulian Paiva at UFC 269.

O’Malley may not be fighting ranked opponents yet, but he is certainly ready to call them out. He has been calling for a rematch with the one man to hand him a loss, Marlon Vera. He has also recently beefed with former champion Cody Garbrandt. Although Garbrandt is now at flyweight, O’Malley is still looking for that fight and the two were involved in a near altercation at the UFC 269 media day.

Talking will only get O’Malley so far in the UFC. He must show that he is ready for ranked opponents before looking for his ideal title fight against Yan. UFC president Dana White claims that O’Malley isn’t quite ready for the top fifteen just yet. Also, Yan will have to beat Aljamain Sterling to solidify his championship status. A lot must go right for O’Malley to get his wish, but down the road a bit it could be possible.

Do you think O’Malley will ever fight for the bantamweight title?

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Sean Strickland Hits Back At Sean O’Malley After Being Labelled A ‘Psychopath’

Sean StricklandUFC middleweight Sean Strickland fires back at Sean O’Malley after the rising bantamweight star labelled him a “psychopath”. It has been a regular occurrence seeing Sean Strickland’s name in the headlines. However, not always for his skill-set inside the Octagon, but his outlandish behaviour, which has caused concern from fellow athletes. Since his return to […]

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UFC middleweight Sean Strickland fires back at Sean O’Malley after the rising bantamweight star labelled him a “psychopath”.

It has been a regular occurrence seeing Sean Strickland’s name in the headlines. However, not always for his skill-set inside the Octagon, but his outlandish behaviour, which has caused concern from fellow athletes.

Since his return to competition in 2020, Strickland (24-3 MMA) has been on a tear in the division walking through all comers. The return has seen the thirty-year-old accumulate victories over Jack Marshman, Brendan Allen, Krzysztof Jotko and Uriah Hall.

Last month, Strickland was scheduled to face off with former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold at UFC 268. Unfortunately, Rockhold could not make the dance due to an injury, meaning Strickland wasn’t met with a replacement and was removed from the card.

Strickland’s next task in the Octagon will be Sweden’s Jack Hermansson, who is fresh off a wrestling match with Khamzat Chimaev. Although not scheduled to compete until next year, Strickland has continued to make headlines with rather alarming behaviour on social media. Strickland discussed his past as a Neo-Nazi, as well as releasing a video proposing he wanted “to do some weird sh*t” to UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad.

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The odd behaviour caught the attention of UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley who is among the action in tonight’s UFC 269 event and discussed the issue on his podcast.

“Oh, I can’t get on the Sean Strickland card. I am scared that he might f*cking murder me. Like actually, I probably would not want to be around that dude. He kind of seems like a f*cking freak and psychopath. Like if he had a chance to kill someone, he probably would do it. So it’s like I wouldn’t even want to fight on that motherf*cker’s card. He’d be like: ‘I cannot have two Seans on this card’” O’Malley said.

Strickland latched on to O’Malley’s comments and fired back on Twitter.

“@SugaSeanMMA woke up one day and said “you know that guy who snitched on all his friends, did something shady with minor, yeah that guy I want him to tattoo his name on me” lol!! You know @SugaSeanMMA walks around holding his pocket lol!!!!” – Sean Strickland tweeted at Sean O’Malley.

What do you make of the beef between Sean Strickland and Sean O’Malley?