Sean O’Malley Says He’s ‘Clearly’ In Petr Yan’s Head: ‘He’s Dreaming About Me’

Sean O’Malley believes he is the most talked about bantamweight in the world. Ever since O’Malley got to the UFC, many fans and even the promotion knew he could be a star. But, he may already even bigger than some have expected. He is undef…

Sean O’Malley believes he is the most talked about bantamweight in the world. Ever since O’Malley got to the UFC, many fans and even the promotion knew he could be a star. But, he may already even bigger than some have expected. He is undefeated and at UFC 252 will take on Marlon Vera, but […]

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PHOTO | Sean O’Malley Trolls Marlon Vera With New Hairstyle

Sean O'MalleyRising bantamweight star Sean O’Malley has already started taking shots at his next opponent Marlon Vera. The pair are scheduled to face off at UFC 252 which will take place on August 15 in Las Vegas. O’Malley, who is known for his extravagant hairstyles has decided to switch it up once again. ‘Suga’ posted the […]

Sean O'Malley

Rising bantamweight star Sean O’Malley has already started taking shots at his next opponent Marlon Vera. The pair are scheduled to face off at UFC 252 which will take place on August 15 in Las Vegas.

O’Malley, who is known for his extravagant hairstyles has decided to switch it up once again. ‘Suga’ posted the below photo to his Instagram where he appears to have dyed his hair to the colours of the Ecuadorian flag – the country Vera is from. So far, ‘Chito’ is yet to react to the not so subtle troll attempt from his future opponent.

Vera is coming off a controversial loss to Song Yadong. The defeat snapped his five-fight winning run and meant he dropped out of the bantamweight rankings. O’Malley is the man who replaced Vera in the top after scoring a highlight-reel KO over former title challenger Eddie Wineland.

He’ll put his perfect 12-0 record and his bantamweight ranking on the line against Vera on the undercard of UFC 252 which will be headlined by a heavyweight title fight. Stipe Miocic will defend his belt against Daniel Cormier in a fight that sees the pair square off for the thirds and final time.

What do you make of Sean O’Malley changing his hair colour to troll Marlon Vera?

Sean O’Malley Plans To Score KO Win Over Marlon Vera At UFC 251

Sean O’Malley believe he will be able to showcase his skills against Marlon Vera. On Aug. 15, O’Malley will return to the Octagon. He’ll meet Marlon Vera on the UFC 252 card. Headlining that event will be a trilogy bout between heavyw…

Sean O’Malley believe he will be able to showcase his skills against Marlon Vera. On Aug. 15, O’Malley will return to the Octagon. He’ll meet Marlon Vera on the UFC 252 card. Headlining that event will be a trilogy bout between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier. Sean O’Malley Predicts Knockout Win Over Marlon […]

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Sean O’Malley Set To Face Marlon Vera At UFC 252

Sean O'MalleySean O’Malley has announced he will return to action against Marlon Vera at UFC 252 on August 15. Both fighters have gone on record to express their desire to fight each other and now it appears they have got their wish. O’Malley spoke about a potential fight with Vera in the aftermath of his highlight-reel […]

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Sean O’Malley has announced he will return to action against Marlon Vera at UFC 252 on August 15. Both fighters have gone on record to express their desire to fight each other and now it appears they have got their wish. O’Malley spoke about a potential fight with Vera in the aftermath of his highlight-reel knockout win against Eddie Wineland at UFC 250, he said.

“Marlon Vera is a fight I’d definitely be interested in doing after it was supposed to happen last year. I don’t know what will be next though, that’s up to Sean Shelby. He will come to me with a name and we will figure it out.”

‘Suga’ took to his YouTube channel earlier today to announce he had signed a contract to face ‘Chito’ at UFC 252, he said.

“The Suga Show is back, August 15 against ‘Chito’ Marlon Vera. It’s signed on my side. I don’t know if it’s signed on his side, but it’s happening. It’s going down.”

MMA Junkie has since confirmed the fight contract has also been signed by Vera, making this bantamweight bout official for August 15.

O’Malley has picked up back-to-back KO victories since returning from his two-year USADA imposed sit from the sport. He has climbed into the bantamweight rankings and currently sits #14 in the division.

Vera dropped out of the rankings after suffering a controversial loss to Song Yadong. The 27-year-old lost a unanimous decision the Team Alpha Male fighter on the undercard of Alistair Overeem vs. Walt Harris in May. Prior to that Vera was riding an impressive five-fight win streak.

UFC 252 – Announced Bouts

Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier

Junior Dos Santos vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera

Livinha Souza vs. Ashley Yoder

Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba

Felice Herrig vs. Virna Jandiroba

Rogerio Bontorin vs. Manel Kape

Zelim Imadaev vs. Laureano Staropoli

Former UFC ‘Champ-Champ’ Henry Cejudo Explains Why Sean O’Malley Is ‘Completely Overrated’

Henry Cejudo hasn’t been as impressed by Sean O’Malley as others. O’Malley has been making a name for himself in the UFC bantamweight division. He’s coming off a spectacular one-punch knockout victory over Eddie Wineland. The wi…

Henry Cejudo hasn’t been as impressed by Sean O’Malley as others. O’Malley has been making a name for himself in the UFC bantamweight division. He’s coming off a spectacular one-punch knockout victory over Eddie Wineland. The win saw O’Malley earn a spot on the UFC bantamweight rankings for the first time. Henry Cejudo Thinks Sean […]

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Henry Cejudo: I would Hurt Overrated Sean O’Malley If We Fought

Henry CejudoFormer dual weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo believes rising bantamweight star Sean O’Malley is overrated. ‘Triple C’ also thinks he would hurt O’Malley if they ever fought in the octagon. O’Malley is currently one of the brightest prospects in MMA and he boasts a perfect 11-0 record. ‘Suga’ climbed into the 135lb rankings last month […]

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Former dual weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo believes rising bantamweight star Sean O’Malley is overrated. ‘Triple C’ also thinks he would hurt O’Malley if they ever fought in the octagon.

O’Malley is currently one of the brightest prospects in MMA and he boasts a perfect 11-0 record. ‘Suga’ climbed into the 135lb rankings last month by scoring a highlight-reel knockout over Eddie Wineland at UFC 250.

Cejudo remains unconvinced by O’Malley calling him overrated, claiming he would hurt ‘Suga if they fought and even suggesting a minor league wrestler would give the 25-year-old problems.

“I think Sean O’Malley is completely overrated,” Cejudo said. “I don’t think he has fought nobody, they haven’t put him against a wrestler. Every time they ask Sean O’Malley who do you want next, [he] says he wants another striker. “[Do] you know what that tells me as a competitor? I’m thinking outside the box, that this dude does not want any smoke up against the cage. This dude has not trained with anyone who can grind him.

“If I were to ever fight him, I would hurt him, I would grind him out. I would keep him for like three to four rounds and hurt him,” he continued. “I’m not going to strike with him because I will give him credit, he does understand distance and is very precise, but that is about it. Put him up against a minor league wrestler, we will see how good he really is.” (Transcribed by BJPENN.com)

Cejudo is retired from MMA after choosing to hang them up following his UFC 249 win against bantamweight great Dominick Cruz. ‘Triple C’ has openly admitted a featherweight title shot against Alexander Volkanovski would be enough to convince him to return to fighting. He has also spoken about potentially crossing over into boxing for a fight against Ryan Garcia, although that fight now appears unlikely after the boxing star accepted a fight with British fighter Luke Campbell.

Do you think Henry Cejudo would “hurt” Sean O’Malley if they fought?