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Former UFC Bantamweight Champion TJ Dillashaw has doubted the title credentials of rising 135-pound star Sean O’Malley. O’Malley, who is widely regarded as one of the most promising prospects in the promotion, was last in action at UFC 264 …
Former UFC Bantamweight Champion TJ Dillashaw has doubted the title credentials of rising 135-pound star Sean O’Malley. O’Malley, who is widely regarded as one of the most promising prospects in the promotion, was last in action at UFC 264 in July. After the withdrawal of Louis Smolka, “Sugar” faced debutant Kris Moutinho in the pay-per-view’s […]
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TJ Dillashaw doesn’t think Sean O’Malley is championship material. The former two-time UFC bantamweight champion returned from a USADA-enforced layoff of more than two years last month. Dillashaw infamously tested positive for EPO following his failed flyweight title bid against Henry Cejudo in 2019. Dillashaw now seems set for another shot at UFC gold after […]
TJ Dillashaw doesn’t think Sean O’Malley is championship material.
The former two-time UFC bantamweight champion returned from a USADA-enforced layoff of more than two years last month. Dillashaw infamously tested positive for EPO following his failed flyweight title bid against Henry Cejudo in 2019.
Dillashaw now seems set for another shot at UFC gold after beating Cory Sandhagen over five rounds at UFC Vegas 32. The 35-year-old survived a deep cut and mangled leg to score a split decision win in one of the most competitive fights of 2021.
O’Malley has been making lots of noise at 135lbs for some time now. ‘Suga’ appears to be the next big thing in MMA but has been criticized for refusing to step up his level of opposition. The one time O’Malley did step up to fight a ranked opponent, he was knocked out inside one round by Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera.
During a recent interview with Submission Radio, Dillashaw noted that O’Malley is a draw but simply has too many holes to ever be a UFC champion.
“I don’t think he’ll become champion,” Dillashaw said. “He’s got too many holes. And they’re just feeding him the right fights cause he’s a huge draw, right?
“For one, they pumped him up, they put him in the UFC pump-up machine. They can do that to pretty much anyone if you have a little bit of character, if you can talk whatsoever, be a little bit colourful, they’ll pump you up. And he’s done a good job promoting himself. He’s done a really good job of that. And it takes work, man. When you see these guys that get pumped up, they’re also putting in the hard work. So, he does a good job of that.
“But we see what happened as soon as he fought Chito. Chito is more of a top-ranked fighter, and he got finished in the first round,” Dillashaw added. “I mean, I don’t think that he will be champion, but he’s a good draw. Hopefully he can make it far enough to where I could use some of that thunder and get paid off it (laughs).”
Do you agree with TJ Dillashaw? Or do you think Sean O’Malley will be champion?
Sean O’Malley wants to fight José Aldo someday. The Brazilian legend turned in one for the ages as he produced a vintage Aldo performance last weekend at UFC 265 as he defeated Pedro Munhoz via unanimous decision. One person who was impressed wit…
Sean O’Malley wants to fight José Aldo someday. The Brazilian legend turned in one for the ages as he produced a vintage Aldo performance last weekend at UFC 265 as he defeated Pedro Munhoz via unanimous decision. One person who was impressed with Aldo’s spectacular win was none other than fellow bantamweight O’Malley and gave […]
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Sean O’Malley has admitted that wants to avoid fighting tough opponents at the moment. During a remarkably honest conversation on the “No Jumper” podcast, ‘Suga’ explained that his slow progression towards the bantamweight ranks is calculated and has all to do with the amount of money he makes. “Next fight, a lot of people want […]
Sean O’Malley has admitted that wants to avoid fighting tough opponents at the moment.
During a remarkably honest conversation on the “No Jumper” podcast, ‘Suga’ explained that his slow progression towards the bantamweight ranks is calculated and has all to do with the amount of money he makes.
“Next fight, a lot of people want me to fight someone ranked,” O’Malley said. “They wanted me to fight someone ranked last fight. I was supposed to fight Louis Smolka (at UFC 264). For me, 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.
“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.” (Transcribed by MMA Junkie)
O’Malley is fresh off a third-round TKO win at UFC 264. The 26-year-old squared off against UFC newcomer Kris Moutinho on the undercard of Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor III. Prior to that, O’Malley faced Thomas Almedia who entered the fight on a losing streak that stretches back to 2016.
The bantamweight prospect has only stepped up his level of competition on one occasion. O’Malley fought Marlon Vera at UFC 252 in August 2020 and was stopped inside one round by ‘Chito’.
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With such a commanding air of dominance shown in each UFC win, rising star Sean O’Malley opens up on why he prefers slam dunking on unranked opponents. Highlighted at the UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 PPV, O’Malley fought a short-notice r…
With such a commanding air of dominance shown in each UFC win, rising star Sean O’Malley opens up on why he prefers slam dunking on unranked opponents. Highlighted at the UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 PPV, O’Malley fought a short-notice replacement in Kris Moutinho after Louis Smolka pulled out of their contest due to […]
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Sean O’Malley doesn’t want to paint himself as a “bully” with continued callouts of Cody Gabrandt. Garbrandt has seen better days inside the Octagon. “No Love” has gone 1-4 in his last five outings. It’s a far …
Sean O’Malley doesn’t want to paint himself as a “bully” with continued callouts of Cody Gabrandt. Garbrandt has seen better days inside the Octagon. “No Love” has gone 1-4 in his last five outings. It’s a far cry from when he was an undefeated UFC Bantamweight Champion. Garbrandt has earned just one victory in almost […]
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