Sean O’Malley News
Sean O'Malley reacts after the UFC raises PPV prices: "What the hell are we doing here Dana?"
Christopher Taylor - January 9, 2022
Bantamweight standout Sean O’Malley believes Dana White and company are making a mistake by raising PPV prices. O’Malley (15-1 MMA), who recently scored a first-round TKO victory over Raulian Paiva at UFC 269 (see that here), reacted to the news the promotions PPV price hike during episode 48 of The BroMalley Show.
Sean O'Malley doesn't blame Dana White for his stance on fighter pay: "Some of these f*cking people have zero following"
Christopher Taylor - January 6, 2022
Bantamweight standout Sean O’Malley does not blame UFC President Dana White for his current stance on fighter pay. The UFC’s pay structure has been a hot topic in recent months, with boxer Jake Paul doing his best to promote changes in the way Dana White and company treat fighters.
Sean O'Malley shuts down Cody Garbrandt fight, claims the former champ has CTE
Cole Shelton - January 6, 2022
Sean O’Malley doesn’t have much interest in facing Cody Garbrandt next. O’Malley and Garbrandt have taken shots at one another over the past year and that continued at last month’s UFC 269 press conference. So, after Garbrandt was knocked out by Kai Kara-France in his UFC flyweight debut, he hinted at possibly moving back up to 135lbs to fight O’Malley.
Sean O’Malley responds after receiving “super weird” charity criticism from Marlon Vera: “Some people have no respect”
Susan Cox - January 6, 2022
Sean O’Malley has responded after receiving some “super weird” charity criticism from former opponent Marlon Vera. Over the past year and a half there has been an ongoing feud between Vera and O’Malley. It seemingly began after UFC 252 when Vera defeated O’Malley resulting in the first professional MMA loss of Sean’s career.
Cody Garbrandt says he “felt great at 125”, confirms that a fight with Sean O’Malley is “looming”
Susan Cox - December 31, 2021
Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt is open to a fight with Sean O’Malley suggesting he wants to “whoop his ass”. Garbrandt (12-5 MMA) made his flyweight debut earlier this month at UFC 269 when he collided with perennial division contender Kai Kara-France.
Kevin Lee explains why he’s “a little jealous” of Sean O’Malley: “He did it the right way”
Harry Kettle - December 30, 2021
Eagle FC fighter Kevin Lee has admitted he’s jealous of the way Sean O’Malley has been able to rise up through the ranks in the UFC. In the last few weeks, things have changed a fair bit for Kevin Lee. In addition to being released from his contract with the UFC, he also managed to find a new home with Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Eagle Fighting Championship. In early 2022, he’ll make his official debut in their 165-pound division when he locks horns with UFC veteran Diego Sanchez.
Sean O’Malley explains why he won’t currently entertain a five-round fight: “That’s a long time to f*cking fight, dude.”
Susan Cox - December 29, 2021
Fan favorite Sean O’Malley has explained why he’s currently uninterested in fielding five-round fight offers from the UFC. O’Malley (15-1 MMA), who previously dubbed himself ‘The Unranked Champ’, returned to the Octagon earlier this month at UFC 269 for a fight with Raulian Paiva.
Teddy Atlas praises UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley: “He’s got all the makings of a star”
Susan Cox - December 29, 2021
Boxing legend Teddy Atlas shared some high praise for UFC bantamweight ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley. O’Malley (15-1 MMA), who previously dubbed himself ‘The Unranked Champ’, returned to the Octagon earlier this month at UFC 269 for a fight with Raulian Paiva.
Sean O’Malley reacts after entering the top-15 of the UFC bantamweight rankings: “I have zero craving to go to parties at the moment”
Susan Cox - December 15, 2021
Fan favorite ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley has reacted after earning a spot in the top-15 of the official UFC bantamweight rankings. O’Malley (15-1 MMA), who had previously dubbed himself ‘The Unranked Champ’, returned to the Octagon at last Saturday’s UFC 269 event for a bantamweight showdown with Raulian Paiva.
Unranked champ no more: Sean O'Malley enters bantamweight top-15 after UFC 269
Cole Shelton - December 14, 2021
Sean O’Malley can no longer call himself the unranked champion. In the lead-up to UFC 269, O’Malley created merch that said he was the unranked champ. He also joked that he doesn’t want to fight ranked opponents as he only wants to fight unranked opponents until he gets paid more.
Dana White on Sean O’Malley’s first round finish at UFC 269: “Looks like we’re going to have to pay him”
Harry Kettle - December 13, 2021
UFC president Dana White has admitted the promotion will have to give Sean O’Malley a bump in pay after his win at UFC 269. On Saturday night, Sean O’Malley made a real statement by finishing Raulian Paiva in the first round of their bantamweight showdown. It took “Suga” up to 15-1 and ensured that he will, in all likelihood, take on a ranked opponent in his next outing.
Daniel Cormier responds after Sean O'Malley becomes the latest fighter to criticize his commentary work
Christopher Taylor - December 12, 2021
Daniel Cormier has responded after Sean O’Malley became the latest fighter to criticize his commentary work following UFC 269. Cormier (22-3 MMA), a former two-division UFC champion, was in the commentary booth for O’Malley’s fight with Raulian Paiva at last night’s pay-per-view event in Las Vegas.
Sean O'Malley reveals rib injury sustained during UFC 269 training camp
Adam Martin - December 12, 2021
UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley revealed the rib injury that he sustained during his UFC 269 training camp for Raulian Paiva. O’Malley knocked out Paiva in the first round in what was the opening main card bout on the UFC 269 pay-per-view card. It was another amazing performance by O’Malley, who is 3-0 so far in 2021 with knockout wins over Paiva, Thomas Almeida, and Kris Moutinho. For O’Malley, though, he almost didn’t even make it to this fight with Paiva. According to “Sugar,” who spoke to the media following UFC 269, he had a nasty rib injury that he sustained during his training camp. According to O’Malley, he didn’t spar for three weeks.
Sean O'Malley issues statement after stopping Raulian Paiva at UFC 269
Christopher Taylor - December 12, 2021
Fan favorite ‘Suga’ Sean O’Malley has released a statement following his first round TKO victory over Raulian Paiva at UFC 269. O’Malley (15-1 MMA) and Paiva (21-4 MMA) collided in a bantamweight contest in the opening bout of tonight’s pay-per-view main card from Las Vegas.
Pros react after Sean O'Malley TKO's Raulian Paiva at UFC 269
Chris Taylor - December 11, 2021
A bantamweight bout featuring Sean O’Malley taking on Raulian Paiva kicked off the main card of tonight’s UFC 269 event. O’Malley (15-1 MMA) entered tonight’s contest on a two-fight winning streak, his most previous being a lopsided beatdown of a very durable Kris Moutinho. ‘Suga’ had suffered his lone career defeat back in August of 2020, when he was TKO’d by Chito Vera.
UFC 269 Results: Sean O’Malley KO's Raulian Paiva (Video)
Chris Taylor - December 11, 2021
A bantamweight bout featuring Sean O’Malley taking on Raulian Paiva kicks off the main card of tonight’s UFC 269 event. O’Malley (14-1 MMA) enters tonight’s event on a two-fight winning streak, his latest being a lopsided beatdown of a very durable Kris Moutinho. ‘Suga’ suffered his lone career defeat back in August of 2020, when he was TKO’d by Chito Vera.
Sean Strickland responds after being dubbed a "psychopath" by Sean O'Malley
Christopher Taylor - December 10, 2021
UFC middleweight Sean Strickland has responded after after being dubbed a “psychopath” by bantamweight Sean O’Malley. Strickland (24-3 MMA) was slated to compete against former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold last month at UFC 268. Unfortunately for fight fans, ‘Rocky’ was forced to pullout of the contest due to injury and Sean was removed from the card.
Sean O’Malley says he’s not interested in fighting on the same UFC card as Sean Strickland: “He kind of seems like a f*cking freak and psychopath”
Harry Kettle - December 10, 2021
UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley has said that he wouldn’t feel good about fighting on the same UFC card as Sean Strickland. Over the course of the last twelve months we’ve seen Sean Strickland emerge as a real contender of note in the middleweight division. With five straight wins and victories over Brendan Allen, Krzysztof Jotko and Uriah Hall to his name, it’s expected that Strickland will get a major opponent in 2022 after his scheduled bout with Luke Rockhold fell through.