Sean O’Malley News

Tom Taylor - September 10, 2020

UFC bantamweight Brian Kelleher is not impressed with the way Sean O’Malley comported himself after his UFC 252 loss to Marlon “Chito” Vera. O’Malley and Vera collided in the UFC 252 main event. In a significant upset, Vera stopped O’Malley with first round ground strikes after the formerly unbeaten prospect seemingly injured his leg.

Natasha Hooper - September 2, 2020

As soon as he exited the operating theatre, Ben Askren took aim at Sean O’Malley, encouraging him to “toughen up a little bit.” Askren has long been suffering from a hip injury which ultimately impacted his fights against Demian Maia, Jorge Masvidal, and his decision to retire in November 2019. His affliction is the collateral damage of his accomplished wrestling and MMA career which saw him climb through the ranks of Bellator and ONE Championship and perform in the Olympics.

Adam D Martin - August 30, 2020

UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley says he still has that undefeated mindset, which prompted former champ Henry Cejudo to respond. O’Malley officially suffered the first loss of his pro MMA career at UFC 252 when Marlon Vera finished him with strikes. However, O’Malley suffered an injury prior to the finish, and in the aftermath, he has not given his opponent Vera any sort of credit for the victory. Several UFC fighters such as Darren Till have piped up, saying that O’Malley should take the loss in stride.

Tom Taylor - August 27, 2020

Former UFC bantamweight and flyweight champion Henry Cejudo has taken another shot at rising prospect “Sugar” Sean O’Malley. Cejudo, who retired from competition back in May, has had plenty of trash talk for O’Malley over the last few weeks. Even when O’Malley suffered a TKO loss to Marlon “Chito” Vera at UFC 252 earlier this month, the former champion did not dial back his verbal warfare.

Natasha Hooper - August 25, 2020

Henry Cejudo has skipped any pleasantries regarding Sean O’Malley, and instead, he branded him the “champion of rolling blunts and ankles”. “Sugar” Sean O’Malley has long been regarded as one of the most exciting prospects currently in the division. Since his 2017 debut on Dana White’s Contender Series, he has gone from strength to strength, tallying wins against the likes of Jose Alberto Quinonez and Eddie Wineland earlier this year.

Chris Taylor - August 22, 2020

Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo is not letting up on Sean O’Malley following “Suga’s” first career loss. O’Malley squared off with Marlon Vera in the co-headliner of last weekend’s UFC 252 pay-per-view event. The highly anticipated fight did not last long, this after the budding UFC star suffered a knee injury which assisted ‘Chito’ in earning a first-round finish.

Cole Shelton - August 20, 2020

Sean O’Malley believes he avoided any major damage to his ankle. O’Malley was entering his co-main event fight against Marlon Vera with a lot of hype behind him. Most pundits were picking him to win, but he fell short, losing by first-round TKO. Yet, he did hurt his ankle in the fight, and according to “Sugar” he says he was complaining about the ankle brace before walking out.

Cole Shelton - August 20, 2020

Sean O’Malley has broken his silence on his UFC 252 loss to Marlon Vera. In the co-main event of the card, O’Malley was looking to remain undefeated when he took on Vera. It was an intriguing matchup with “Sugar” telling BJPENN.com before the fight he expected to get another first-round knockout.

Tom Taylor - August 19, 2020

Tim Welch, one of the coaches behind Sean O’Malley, has responded to some recent comments from former Bellator and ONE Champ Ben Askren. O’Malley last fought in the co-main event of UFC 252 last weekend, succumbing to a volley of punches from Marlon Vera after seemingly injuring his leg. After the fight was stopped, he was stretchered out of the Octagon.

Tom Taylor - August 19, 2020

Former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight champion has offered a tough assessment of Sean O’Malley’s UFC 252 loss to Marlon Vera. O’Malley met Vera in the co-main event of last Saturday’s UFC 252 card. Heading into the matchup, O’Malley had never been beaten, and was regarded as one of the brightest young prospects in the UFC. In the end, however, he was stopped by a torrent of Vera punches in the first round after seemingly injuring his leg.

Tom Taylor - August 18, 2020

The medical suspensions for last Saturday’s UFC 252 card are in, and as expected from a card so jam-packed with violence, some fighters will be out for awhile. Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier, who battled for five hard rounds in the UFC 252 main event, will both be out until September 30 at minimum due to potential eye damage sustained in their fight. Cormier could be out much longer if he’s not cleared by an ophthalmologist.

Chris Taylor - August 17, 2020

ESPN journalist Ariel Helwani has provided a Sean O’Malley injury update after speaking with a source close to the situation. This past weekend at UFC 252, ‘Suga’ was hoping to keep his perfect mixed martial arts record intact by defeating Marlon Vera in the evening’s co-main event.

Tom Taylor - August 17, 2020

Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt has shown Sean O’Malley a bit of love after “Sugar” was stopped by Marlon Vera at UFC 252 last weekend. O’Malley and Vera collided in the UFC 252 co-main event. The bout ended when O’Malley sustained a leg injury, and Vera pounced on his compromised foe to secure a first-round TKO victory.

Harry Kettle - August 17, 2020

A doctor has weighed in on the injury that set up the downfall of Sean O’Malley during his fight against Marlon Vera at UFC 252. While many fans were waiting for the Suga Show to really reach the next level this past weekend, fate didn’t allow for that to happen — or, alternatively, “Chito” didn’t allow for that to happen.

Natasha Hooper - August 17, 2020

Sean O’Malley has given his “humbled” response to his first career loss at UFC 252. The hype train surrounding the surging bantamweight contender O’Malley took an abrupt turn for the worse in the co-main event of UFC 252 last Saturday.

Christopher Taylor - August 16, 2020

Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo continued his verbal assault against Sean O’Malley this afternoon on social media. O’Malley squared off with Marlon Vera in the co-headliner of last night’s UFC 252 pay-per-view event. The highly anticipated fight did not last long, this after ‘Suga’ suffered a self-induced knee injury which assisted ‘Chito’ in earning a first-round finish.

Christopher Taylor - August 15, 2020

Tonight’s UFC 252 co-main attraction featured a key bantamweight bout between surging division contenders Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera. O’Malley (12-1 MMA) entered tonight’s co-headliner looking to build off the momentum of his sensational first round knockout victory over former WEC title holder Eddie Wineland at UFC 250.

Chris Taylor - August 15, 2020

Tonight’s UFC 252 co-main attraction featured a key bantamweight bout between surging division contenders Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera. O’Malley (12-0 MMA) was most previously seen in action at June’s UFC 250 event where he scored a sensational first round knockout victory over former WEC title holder Eddie Wineland. Since joining the UFC ranks in December of 2017, ‘Sugar’ has gone a perfect 4-0 including two stoppage victories.