Sean O’Malley News

Cole Shelton - August 25, 2023

Merab Dvalishvili says he won’t fight again unless it’s for the title. Dvalishvil is currently the second-ranked bantamweight and believes he has earned a title shot. However, at UFC 292, his close friend and teammate, Aljamain Sterling lost his title by second-round TKO to Sean O’Malley. Since then, Sterling has been campaigning for an immediate rematch, which Dvalishvili believes should happen.

Cole Shelton - August 24, 2023

Tim Welch, the head coach of Sean O’Malley, believes UFC 292 put some fear into Merab Dvalishvili. In the main event of UFC 292, Sean O’Malley became the UFC’s new bantamweight champion with a second-round TKO over Aljamain Sterling. In the corner of Sterling was Dvalishvili who is a top contender at bantamweight, who could be next in line to face O’Malley.

Cole Shelton - August 24, 2023

Sean O’Malley has responded to UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja’s callout. At UFC 292 in Boston last weekend, O’Malley became the UFC’s new bantamweight champion with a second-round TKO win over Aljamain Sterling. It was a great performance from ‘Suga’ and after the win, he called for his first title defense to be against Marlon Vera.

Susan Cox - August 24, 2023

Darren Till is weighing in on the so called ‘Dana White privilege’ being given to UFC champion Sean O’Malley. It was just this past Saturday, at UFC 292 that saw Sean O’Malley (17-1 MMA) defeat Aljamain Sterling (23-4 MMA) via way of TKO to become the newly crowned bantamweight champion.

Harry Kettle - August 24, 2023

Merab Dvalishvili has lashed out at the idea of Marlon Vera being the first man to challenge Sean O’Malley for the title. Last weekend, Sean O’Malley defeated Aljamain Sterling to capture the UFC bantamweight championship. In doing so, he put a target on his back – and many 135 pounders are ready to step up to the plate.

Harry Kettle - August 24, 2023

Henry Cejudo has taken another shot at Sean O’Malley as he continues to push for another title opportunity. Last weekend at UFC 292, Sean O’Malley defeated Aljamain Sterling to capture the UFC bantamweight championship. In doing so, he certainly ruffled a few feathers, and that includes Henry Cejudo. The man known as ‘Triple C’ was visibly shocked to see the result play out during his reaction video, and in the immediate aftermath, he made it clear that he’s interested in taking on ‘Suga’.

Cole Shelton - August 23, 2023

Sean O’Malley says Conor McGregor messaged him after he scored a TKO win over Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 to become the bantamweight champion. O’Malley has said he wants to be bigger than McGregor and is confident he can accomplish that. The Irishman, meanwhile, has also praised ‘Suga’ in the past and after UFC 292 he tweeted that what O’Malley is doing is crazy and incredible.

Susan Cox - August 23, 2023

Henry Cejudo is breaking down Sean O’Malley’s TKO victory over Aljamain Sterling and in the process sending a warning to ‘Suga’. It was just this past Saturday, August 19th, at UFC 292 that saw the main event feature a bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling (23-4 MMA) and Sean O’Malley (17-1 MMA). The outcome was a TKO victory for O’Malley at 0:51 of round 2.

Cole Shelton - August 22, 2023

Sean O’Malley has responded to people who think his UFC 292 TKO win over Aljamain Sterling was stopped too early. O’Malley was fighting Sterling for the bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 292 in Boston. Heading into the fight, ‘Suga’ was a sizeable betting underdog, and not many fighters had confidence in him getting the job done.

Josh Evanoff - August 22, 2023

Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling will be back for Sean O’Malley. ‘The Funk Master’ returned to the cage opposite ‘Sugar’ over the weekend in the main event of UFC 292. Heading into the contest, Aljamain Sterling was riding a wave of momentum. Last defeating Henry Cejudo in May, he set the record for most title defenses in bantamweight history. Meanwhile, Sean O’Malley entered the bout off a controversial decision win over Petr Yan last October.

Susan Cox - August 22, 2023

The UFC have released their latest pound-for-pound rankings and newly crowned bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley has made the list. It was UFC 292 that saw Sean O’Malley (17-1 MMA) vs. Aljamain Sterling (23-4 MMA) in a bantamweight title fight last Saturday, August 19th at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The outcome was a stunning second round knockout victory for ‘Suga’.

Susan Cox - August 22, 2023

Sean O’Malley is reacting to Ian Machado Garry claiming he was the biggest attraction at UFC 292. UFC 292 took place last Saturday night at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

Harry Kettle - August 22, 2023

Henry Cejudo has taken a personal shot at Marlon Vera over Sean O’Malley in a tweet that has since been deleted. We all know that Henry Cejudo is a controversial individual. He’s a great fighter, but his ‘cringe’ persona has taken him to some pretty strange places when it comes to his trash talk. Following his loss to Aljamain Sterling earlier this year, some wondered whether or not he’d retire again – but instead, he opted to take a fight with Marlon Vera.

Cole Shelton - August 21, 2023

The UFC made its return to Boston on Saturday for a solid UFC 292 card that saw two titles on the line, and one change hands. In the main event, Aljamain Sterling was looking to defend his bantamweight title against Sean O’Malley. The co-main event saw strawweight champion Zhang Weili defending her title against Amanda Lemos.

Josh Evanoff - August 21, 2023

UFC bantamweight contender Henry Cejudo wants to be first up for Sean O’Malley. ‘Sugar’ made his return to the cage over the weekend in the main event of UFC 292. There, he faced Aljamain Sterling in the first title shot of his career. ‘The Funk Master’ was coming off a unanimous decision win over Henry Cejudo in May and was confident that he could stop Sean O’Malley’s momentum.

Josh Evanoff - August 21, 2023

Former UFC champion Conor McGregor saw some of himself in Sean O’Malley on Saturday. ‘Sugar’ returned to the cage for the first title shot of his career over the weekend at UFC 292. In the main event of the pay-per-view, Sean O’Malley faced longtime bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling. ‘Funk Master’ was coming off a win over Henry Cejudo in May, setting a record for title defenses in the division’s history.

Susan Cox - August 21, 2023

Marlon Vera is responding to the challenge he received from newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley. It was just this past weekend that saw Sean O’Malley (17-1 MMA) defeat and in the process de-thrown Aljamain Sterling (23-4 MMA) via TKO at 0:51 of round 2 in the bantamweight title fight at UFC 292.

Harry Kettle - August 21, 2023

Aljamain Sterling has admitted that trying to make his UFC 292 fight more exciting is what cost him against Sean O’Malley. In the main event of UFC 292, Aljamain Sterling fell short. He was finished by Sean O’Malley in the second round, losing his UFC bantamweight championship in the process. On the flip side, ‘Suga’ now holds gold at the elite level for the first time in his career.